Primary · BN2 · Brighton

Queen's Park Primary School

Park Street, Brighton, BN2 0BN

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OfstedRequires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance (2024/25)90.6%
Attainment (2024/25)30% met expected standard (KS2)
Roll vs capacityBelow published capacity
Pupils286

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Report published 19 Oct 2023.

Inspection history

  • Previous gradedGood

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

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in BN2. 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
286
Free school meals
47.2%
11% above district average (36.2%)

Also: Brighton and Hove 26.2% · England 24.7%

SEN
24.4%
4.7% below district average (29.1%)

Also: Brighton and Hove 21.3% · England 18.2%

EAL
34.9%
15.9% above district average (19%)
Attendance
90.6% Autumn and spring 2024/25
1.8% below district average (92.4%)

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 BN2 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

32.4%

19.1% above England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

30%

32% below England (62%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

3%

5% below England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

57%

18% below England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

67%

5% below England (72%)

KS2 maths2024/25

47%

27% below England (74%)

Admissions

Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put this school first. All of them were offered a place here.

Named as first preference
13
First-preference offers
13
First preferences offered a place
100%
Total offers
18
Named on any preference
87

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
Below published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
420
Pupils on roll
286

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 %
24.4%

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 Queen's Park Primary School

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

Other nearby schools

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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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