St John the Baptist Catholic 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 23/09/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whitehawk Hill Road, Brighton, BN2 0AH
Website: www.stjohn.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Telephone: 01273607924
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tina Davidson
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114540

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 194
Number of Boys: 95
Number of Girls: 99

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2.2 to 2.6
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.4 to 1
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill , BN2 0BT
4out of 4 894 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street , BN2 0GR
4out of 4 1,166 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Whitehawk Hill Road , BN2 0AH
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Manor Road , BN2 5EA
2out of 4 468 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Luke's Primary School
Queens Park Rise , BN2 9ZF
4out of 4 683 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
City Academy Whitehawk
Whitehawk Road , Whitehawk BN2 5FL
3out of 4 779 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Queen's Park Primary School
Park Street , BN2 0BN
3out of 4 809 yd Community 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 3,049 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St. John's College (Brighton)
17 Walpole Road , BN2 0AF
- not rated 270 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
Walpole Road , BN2 0LS
3out of 4 325 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Brighton College Nursery, Pre-Prep and Prep School
Walpole Lodge , 2 Walpole Road BN2 0EU
- not rated 486 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Brighton College
Eastern Road , BN2 0AL
- not rated 555 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Brighton Waldorf School
Roedean Road , Brighton BN2 5RA
- not rated 968 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.