Hove Junior School is a primary school located in Hove. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's outcomes for pupils is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Portland Road, Hove

School Information

Address: Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA
Website: www.hovejuniorschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01273295484
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Madeline Southern
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114403

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 928
Number of Pupils: 767
Number of Boys: 379
Number of Girls: 388

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 1.3 to 3.1
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -0.9 to 0.7
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -0.9 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hove Junior School
Portland Road, BN3 5JA
0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4West Hove Infant School
Portland Road, BN3 5JA
0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goldstone Primary School
Laburnum Avenue, BN3 7JW
891 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Belfast Street, BN3 3YT
1,378 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Benfield Primary School
255 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade BN41 1XS
1,438 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road, BN3 7BN
1,213 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue, BN3 7BW
1,536 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4King's School
Hangleton Way, BN3 8BN
2,406 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive, BN3 6ND
2,606 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBrighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road, BN3 6EG
3,090 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Lioncare School
87 Payne Avenue, BN3 5HD
363 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Christopher's School
33 New Church Road, BN3 4AD
822 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedDeepdene School
195 New Church Road, BN3 4ED
906 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrighton and Hove Clinic School
14-18 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4FH
1,078 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDrive Preparatory School
101 The Drive, BN3 6GE
1,906 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.