Fairlight Primary School is a primary school located in Brighton. 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 17/12/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St Leonard's Road, Brighton

School Information

Address: St Leonard's Road, Brighton, BN2 3AJ
Website: http://www.fairlight.brighton-hove.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01273601270
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Damien Jordan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114487

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/12/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 360
Number of Boys: 188
Number of Girls: 172

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.1
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.6
Maths
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
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 1,318 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill , BN2 0BT
4out of 4 1,413 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairlight Primary School
St Leonard's Road , BN2 3AJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Hartington Road , BN2 3LJ
3out of 4 105 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Elm Grove Primary School
Elm Grove , BN2 3ES
3out of 4 499 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Downs Infant School
Ditchling Road , BN1 6JA
4out of 4 730 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Coombe Road Primary School
Milner Road , BN2 4BP
3out of 4 804 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Varndean School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NP
3out of 4 2,076 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road , BN1 6PZ
3out of 4 2,202 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND
3out of 4 2,523 yd Voluntary aided 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 2,010 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Varndean College
Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ
- not rated 2,463 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kings Brighton
27-33 Ditchling Road , BN1 4SB
- not rated 928 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Brighton
Mithras House , Lewes Road BN2 4AT
- not rated 1,014 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brighton & Hove Montessori School
67 Stanford Avenue , Brighton BN1 6FB
- not rated 1,217 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Central Hub Brighton
Lynchet Close , BN1 7FP
3out of 4 1,485 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Homewood College
Queensdown School Road , Off Lewes Road BN1 7LA
2out of 4 1,682 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.