Westdene 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 28/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bankside, Brighton

School Information

Address: Bankside, Brighton, BN1 5GN
Website: www.westdene.brighton-hove.dbprimary.com/
Telephone: 01273294900
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Debbie Crossingham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114380

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 736
Number of Pupils: 618
Number of Boys: 324
Number of Girls: 294

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.5 to 1.8
Writing
Above Average: 1.2 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.2
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.5 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Westdene Primary School
Bankside , Westdene BN1 5GN
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Patcham Infant School
Highview Avenue South , BN1 8WW
4out of 4 1,207 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Patcham Junior School
Ladies Mile Road , Patcham BN1 8TA
3out of 4 1,555 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Preston Road , Withdean BN1 6UT
3out of 4 1,853 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
The Droveway , Hove BN3 7QA
3out of 4 2,128 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Patcham High School
Ladies Mile Road , BN1 8PB
3out of 4 1,478 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road , BN1 6PZ
3out of 4 1,988 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue , BN3 7BW
3out of 4 2,269 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Varndean School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NP
3out of 4 2,284 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
King's School
Hangleton Way , BN3 8BN
3out of 4 2,321 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Varndean College
Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ
- not rated 1,788 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG
- not rated 3,247 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downs View Life Skills College
7 Old London Road , Patcham BN1 8XR
- not rated 928 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove
The Droveway , BN3 6LU
- not rated 2,237 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Drive Preparatory School
101 The Drive , BN3 6GE
- not rated 2,891 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Windlesham School
190 Dyke Road , BRIGHTON BN1 5AA
- not rated 2,915 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Brighton & Hove Montessori School
67 Stanford Avenue , Brighton BN1 6FB
- not rated 2,976 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.