Hertford Junior 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 09/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is below average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lynchet Close, Brighton

School Information

Address: Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP
Website: www.hertfordjun.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Telephone: 01273557341
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Zoe McGuigan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114383

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 212
Number of Pupils: 173
Number of Boys: 84
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.3 to -1.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -5.7 to -2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:37%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
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 2,724 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill , BN2 0BT
4out of 4 2,845 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hertford Junior School
Lynchet Close , BN1 7FP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hertford Infant School
Hertford Road , BN1 7GF
3out of 4 427 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Davey Drive , Hollingdean BN1 7BF
3out of 4 593 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Coombe Road Primary School
Milner Road , BN2 4BP
3out of 4 1,021 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Balfour Primary School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NE
2out of 4 1,149 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 1,067 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road , BN1 6PZ
3out of 4 1,483 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Patcham High School
Ladies Mile Road , BN1 8PB
3out of 4 2,409 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Lewes Road , BN1 9PW
3out of 4 2,672 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND
3out of 4 2,829 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Varndean College
Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ
- not rated 1,575 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG
- not rated 2,576 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Central Hub Brighton
Lynchet Close , BN1 7FP
3out of 4 58 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Homewood College
Queensdown School Road , Off Lewes Road BN1 7LA
2out of 4 386 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Brighton
Mithras House , Lewes Road BN2 4AT
- not rated 661 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brighton & Hove Montessori School
67 Stanford Avenue , Brighton BN1 6FB
- not rated 1,213 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Kings Brighton
27-33 Ditchling Road , BN1 4SB
- not rated 2,142 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.