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

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's School
Hangleton Way , BN3 8BN
3out of 4 75 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue , BN3 7BW
3out of 4 1,283 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road , BN3 7BN
3out of 4 1,791 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Chalky Road , Portslade BN41 2WS
3out of 4 2,644 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND
3out of 4 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
The Lioncare School
87 Payne Avenue , BN3 5HD
- not rated 2,110 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hill Park School
Foredown Road , Portslade BN41 2FU
4out of 4 2,241 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Deepdene School
195 New Church Road , BN3 4ED
- not rated 2,682 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove
The Droveway , BN3 6LU
- not rated 2,831 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Drive Preparatory School
101 The Drive , BN3 6GE
- not rated 2,840 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.