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

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road , BN3 7BN
3out of 4 1,213 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue , BN3 7BW
3out of 4 1,536 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
King's School
Hangleton Way , BN3 8BN
3out of 4 2,406 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND
3out of 4 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
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG
- not rated 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
The Lioncare School
87 Payne Avenue , BN3 5HD
- not rated 363 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Christopher's School
33 New Church Road , BN3 4AD
- not rated 822 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Deepdene School
195 New Church Road , BN3 4ED
- not rated 906 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Brighton and Hove Clinic School
14-18 New Church Road , Hove BN3 4FH
- not rated 1,078 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Drive Preparatory School
101 The Drive , BN3 6GE
- not rated 1,906 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.