Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Hove. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6NB
Website: www.cottesmore.brighton-hove.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01273555811
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Breen
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114567

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 436
Number of Pupils: 422
Number of Boys: 214
Number of Girls: 208

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.7
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.3
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street , BN2 0GR
4out of 4 2,748 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill , BN2 0BT
4out of 4 3,042 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6NB
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Stanford Infant School
Highcroft Villas , BN1 5PS
4out of 4 687 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brunswick Primary School
Somerhill Road , BN3 1RP
3out of 4 977 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Stanford Junior School
Stanford Road , BN1 5PR
3out of 4 1,006 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Belfast Street , BN3 3YT
3out of 4 1,333 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND
3out of 4 216 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road , BN3 7BN
3out of 4 1,523 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue , BN3 7BW
3out of 4 1,862 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road , BN1 6PZ
3out of 4 1,950 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Varndean School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NP
3out of 4 2,409 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG
- not rated 810 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Varndean College
Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ
- not rated 2,199 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Drive Preparatory School
101 The Drive , BN3 6GE
- not rated 493 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove
The Droveway , BN3 6LU
- not rated 526 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Montessori Place
45 Cromwell Road , BN3 3ER
- not rated 575 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Windlesham School
190 Dyke Road , BRIGHTON BN1 5AA
- not rated 636 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Brighton Girls GDST
Montpelier Road , Brighton BN1 3AT
- not rated 1,315 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.