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St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean

Brighton and Hove, BN2 7HBPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2025
KS2 Results
63%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
25 1st-choice / 27 places
Ranking
#6,827
of 13,686 nationally

About St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean

St Margaret's CofE Primary School in Rottingdean holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it earned in its most recent graded inspection in 2016 and maintained in an ungraded inspection in 2025, where inspectors confirmed standards were still being met. This marks a clear improvement from its previous overall rating of Requires Improvement in 2014. The most telling academic metric for this primary school is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which sits at 63%. That is four percentage points above the local authority average of 59% for similar schools, placing St Margaret's 17th out of 40 primary schools in Brighton and Hove. The school also performs well on individual subjects: 79% of pupils met the expected standard in writing, 75% in reading and 75% in maths. Average scaled scores were 108 in reading and 105 in maths, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressWhiteway Lane, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, BN2 7HB
HeadteacherRachel Kershaw
Local AuthorityBrighton and Hove
Number of Pupils176
Free School Meals (FSM)14.8%
School Capacity176 / 210 (84% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

30 Apr 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (30 Apr 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 14 Jul 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
LibraryPlaying FieldsGymnasiumSports HallSensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

RoundersFootballCricketGymnasticsSwimmingAthletics

Clubs & Activities

DramaCodingEco ClubChoir

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultySevere Learning

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:40-08:40

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

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