Goldstone 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 10/05/2013. 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 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Laburnum Avenue, Hove

School Information

Address: Laburnum Avenue, Hove, BN3 7JW
Website: www.goldstoneprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01273294851
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Pearson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114398

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 728
Number of Pupils: 669
Number of Boys: 355
Number of Girls: 314

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.5 to 0.7
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.2 to 0.8
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.1 to -2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goldstone Primary School
Laburnum Avenue , BN3 7JW
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hangleton Primary School
Dale View , BN3 8LF
3out of 4 834 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hove Junior School
Portland Road , BN3 5JA
3out of 4 891 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
West Hove Infant School
Portland Road , BN3 5JA
4out of 4 891 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Aldrington CofE Primary School
Eridge Road , BN3 7QD
3out of 4 1,112 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue , BN3 7BW
3out of 4 1,019 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road , BN3 7BN
3out of 4 1,054 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
King's School
Hangleton Way , BN3 8BN
3out of 4 1,530 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Chalky Road , Portslade BN41 2WS
3out of 4 2,724 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND
3out of 4 2,776 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Lioncare School
87 Payne Avenue , BN3 5HD
- not rated 758 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Deepdene School
195 New Church Road , BN3 4ED
- not rated 1,316 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Christopher's School
33 New Church Road , BN3 4AD
- not rated 1,603 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Brighton and Hove Clinic School
14-18 New Church Road , Hove BN3 4FH
- not rated 1,829 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hill Park School
Foredown Road , Portslade BN41 2FU
4out of 4 1,915 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.