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Queen's Park Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Brighton and Hove

Park Street, Brighton, BN2 0BN

Website 01273686822

50

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 13/09/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

90.9%

33.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

286

Capacity used

Has space

68%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

32 of 32 families who put it first got an offer

38

Places offered

78

Total applications

2.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3232● 100%
2nd preference123● 25%
3rd preference340● 0%
Total783545%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Brighton and Hove lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Emma Gale
Address
Park Street, Brighton, BN2 0BN
Phone
01273686822
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Ward / constituency
Queen's Park · Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
114478

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals47%——
English as additional language32%——
SEN support17%——
51% boys (146)49% girls (140)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

286 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    13 September 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 273 pupils

Attendance

90.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

9.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

33.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

23%
20/21
28%
21/22
30%
22/23
24%
23/24
33%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths50%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard30%
-32% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard57%
-18% vs England
Higher standard20%
-13% vs England
Average score101
-5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard67%
-5% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard47%
-27% vs England
Higher standard10%
-16% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard53%
-20% vs England
Higher standard30%
+0% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard67%
-15% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

482019372023502024302025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)30%61%
Higher standard3%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Brighton and Hove council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.