West Blatchington Primary and Nursery 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 06/02/2015. 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 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hangleton Way, Hove

School Information

Address: Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN
Website: www.westblatchingtonprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01273770777
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Rachel Simmonds
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114425

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 445
Number of Pupils: 260
Number of Boys: 145
Number of Girls: 115

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -2 to 3.3
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.6 to 2.2
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School
Hangleton Way, BN3 8BN
0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hangleton Primary School
Dale View, BN3 8LF
750 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Aldrington CofE Primary School
Eridge Road, BN3 7QD
1,436 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goldstone Primary School
Laburnum Avenue, BN3 7JW
1,458 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
The Droveway, Hove BN3 7QA
1,764 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4King's School
Hangleton Way, BN3 8BN
75 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue, BN3 7BW
1,283 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road, BN3 7BN
1,791 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Chalky Road, Portslade BN41 2WS
2,644 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive, BN3 6ND
3,277 yd Voluntary aided school No 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
2,110 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hill Park School
Foredown Road, Portslade BN41 2FU
2,241 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedDeepdene School
195 New Church Road, BN3 4ED
2,682 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLancing College Preparatory School At Hove
The Droveway, BN3 6LU
2,831 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedDrive Preparatory School
101 The Drive, BN3 6GE
2,840 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.