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St Luke's Primary School

Brighton and Hove, BN2 9ZFPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
66%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
95 1st-choice / 90 places
Ranking
#5,841
of 13,686 nationally

About St Luke's Primary School

Ofsted's Parent View survey, based on 249 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, shows that 90% of parents would recommend St Luke's Primary School to other families. That's a strong vote of confidence, and it's backed up by the detail: 92% of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 91% felt the same about their child feeling safe. The school is clearly popular locally, too. For the 2025/26 academic year, St Luke's received 209 applications for 90 places, making it oversubscribed by a ratio of 2.32 to one. Of those, 95 were first-preference applications, and 86 first-preference offers were made. So while it's not impossible to get a place, it's competitive, and putting it top of your list certainly helps. The school is led by headteacher Simon Wattam and has a current roll of 625 pupils, just five short of its full capacity of 630.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressQueens Park Rise, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 9ZF
HeadteacherSimon Wattam
Local AuthorityBrighton and Hove
Number of Pupils625
Free School Meals (FSM)18.7%
School Capacity625 / 630 (99% full)

The full report on this school

What 249 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.

  • Ofsted inspection in plain English
    Strengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
  • Parent View survey results
    What parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
  • Where Ofsted and parents disagree
    Gaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
  • Admissions & catchment
    Admission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
  • Nearby schools compared
    Backup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
  • Attendance & behaviour data
    Persistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Mar 2025
View Report
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 13 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
LibraryDining HallForest SchoolPlaying FieldsSensory RoomSports HallArt StudiosOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

FootballDanceAthleticsCricketTennisCross Country

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubDramaCodingGardeningEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: stlukes.brighton-hove.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Luke's Primary School

St Luke's Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.