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Primary · BN3 · Hove

Hove Junior School

Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA

OfstedNo overall grade

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedNo overall grade
Attendance96%
Attainment76% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils671

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

No overall grade

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (Jul 2025): no overall grade — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management outstanding. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  • Latest ungradedSchool remains Good
  • Previous gradedRequires improvement

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 BN3. 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.

Pupils on roll
671
Free school meals
23.8%
0.9% above district average (22.9%)

Also: Brighton and Hove 26.2% · England 24.7%

SEN
21.8%
2.5% above district average (19.3%)

Also: Brighton and Hove 21.3% · England 18.2%

EAL
20.7%
1.1% below district average (21.8%)
Attendance
96%
0.6% above district average (95.4%)

Also: Brighton and Hove 94.2% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the BN3 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

7.6%

5.7% below England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

76%

15% above England (61%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

9%

1% above England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

90%

15% above England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

83%

12% above England (71%)

KS2 maths2024/25

85%

11% above England (74%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 97.5%
    2020/21
  • 94.3%
    2021/22
  • 95.2%
    2022/23
  • 94.8%
    2023/24
  • 94.8%
    2024/25

Key Stage 2

Share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

  • 76%
    2022/23
  • 72%
    2023/24
  • 76%
    2024/25

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
768
Pupils on roll
671

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

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

SEN support

SEN %
21.8%

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

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 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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