Hertford Primary School, Brighton: Ofsted, results & admissions

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedNo overall grade

Attendance (2024/25)93%

Attainment (2024/25)44% met expected standard (KS2)

Roll vs capacityClose to published capacity

Pupils205

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

No overall gradeInspected 25 Mar 2025

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (Mar 2025): no overall grade. Quality of education and behaviour and attitudes good; personal development, leadership and management and early years outstanding. See the full Ofsted report.

Report published 13 May 2025.

Inspection history

Previous gradedOutstanding30 May 2012

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in BN1. Where we have them, council (Brighton and Hove) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Hertford Junior School merged into this school in September 2024. These figures are for this school only, not for Hertford Junior School.

Pupils on roll: 205
Free school meals: 37.1%
SEN: 34.8%
EAL: 7.6%
Attendance: 93% Autumn and spring 2024/25

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the BN1 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

16.1%

2.8% above England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

44%

18% below England (62%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

2% below England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

69%

6% below England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

47%

25% below England (72%)

KS2 maths2024/25

56%

18% below England (74%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring 2024/25 from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN). The headline above uses the same period.

97.7%
2020/21
95.3%
2021/22
95.2%
2022/23
95.5%
2023/24
93%
2024/25

Admissions

Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put this school first. All of them were offered a place here.

Named as first preference: 15
First-preference offers: 15
First preferences offered a place: 100%
Total offers: 18
Named on any preference: 80

This is historic demand from one admissions round. It is not a guarantee of a place, and it does not show a catchment area. Admission rules and priorities differ by school.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity: Close to published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS): 218
Pupils on roll: 205

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Brighton and Hove page.

SEN support

SEN %: 34.8%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Schools near Hertford Primary School

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

Coombe Road Primary School0.6 miles · Primary
Moulsecoomb Primary School0.6 miles · Primary · Ofsted: No overall grade
Balfour Primary School0.7 miles · Primary · Ofsted: Good
Downs Junior School0.7 miles · Primary · Ofsted: Good
Downs Infant School0.8 miles · Primary · Ofsted: No overall grade
St Martin's CofE Primary School0.8 miles · Primary · Ofsted: Good
Fairlight Primary School0.8 miles · Primary · Ofsted: No overall grade
Elm Grove Primary School1.1 miles · Primary · Ofsted: No overall grade

Other nearby schools

Central Hub Brightonunder 0.1 miles · Other · Ofsted: Good
Varndean School0.6 miles · Secondary · Ofsted: Good

All schools in BN1 · Schools in Brighton and Hove

Sources and freshness

School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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