1
St Luke's Primary School
Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 9ZF
1
6 Nov 2013
Top 10 Primary schools in Brighton and Hove
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of Brighton and Hove. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
48
Outstanding
1
Good
37
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 2% · G: 88% · RI: 10% · I: 0%
2
Middle Street Primary School
Brighton • East Sussex • BN1 1AL
2
11 Jul 2024
3
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 3LJ
2
1 Jul 2024
4
City Academy Whitehawk
Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 5FL
2
18 Jun 2024
5
Saltdean Primary School
Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 8HB
2
9 Jun 2024
6
Hangleton Primary School
Hove • East Sussex • BN3 8LF
2
11 Mar 2024
7
Balfour Primary School
Brighton • East Sussex • BN1 6NE
2
18 Jan 2024
8
Downs Junior School
Brighton • East Sussex • BN1 6ED
2
11 Dec 2023
9
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Hove • East Sussex • BN3 6NB
2
5 Jun 2023
10
Woodingdean Primary School
Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 6BB
2
18 May 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Coldean Primary School 2 • Feb 2023
- Patcham Infant School 2 • Jan 2023
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Stanford Infant School 2 • Jun 2022
- Mile Oak Primary School 2 • May 2022
- Brackenbury Primary School 2 • May 2022
- St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School 2 • Dec 2019
- Hertford Primary School 2 • Mar 2019
- Elm Grove Primary School 2 • Oct 2017
- Coombe Road Primary School 2 • Jul 2017