Aldrington CofE Primary School

About Aldrington CofE Primary School

Aldrington CofE Primary School sits within the Brighton and Hove local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 4 to 11. In the most recent local rankings, it placed 5th out of 40 primary schools in the area, putting it in the top 12.5 per cent of its peers. The top-performing schools nearby include Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove, Hove Junior School, and Stanford Junior School, all of which score slightly higher on the same ranking metric. Aldrington is also the fourth-ranked school in the LA overall, and the nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Hove Junior School, just 1.4 kilometres away. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 121 applications for 54 places, with 44 first-preference offers made. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 2.24, a clear sign of local demand. Headteacher Verity Coates leads a school with a Church of England character, and the most recent Ofsted inspection in 2021 confirmed it remains Good, with an Outstanding rating for early years provision.

Academically, Aldrington’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show strong performance. In reading, 88 per cent of pupils met the expected standard, and 41 per cent reached a higher standard. Maths saw 86 per cent at expected and 27 per cent at higher. Writing was slightly lower, with 76 per cent at expected and 7 per cent at higher. Combined, 71 per cent of pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, well above the local authority average of 59 per cent. Average scaled scores were 109 in reading and 106 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the 29th percentile, and within the South East it sits in the 26th percentile. Progress measures are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to starting points. The Ofsted breakdown from the 2021 inspection rated leadership and management as Good, and the early years provision was judged Outstanding, which aligns with the strong foundation seen in the youngest pupils.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a Forest School, sports hall, playing fields, music rooms, ICT suite, dining hall and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, swimming, athletics, dance and netball, and there are clubs for drama, art, gardening, science, book club and chess. SEND provision covers seven areas: specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health, hearing and visual impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 17.6 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a mixed catchment. It is not a boarding school and has no sixth form or nursery provision. Aldrington suits families who want a well-regarded, oversubscribed state primary with strong academic outcomes above the local average, a clear Church of England identity, and a wide range of extracurricular and SEND support within a popular Brighton and Hove location.

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