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Woodingdean Primary School

Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6BB

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OfstedGood

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance (2024/25)92.8%
Attainment (2024/25)70% met expected standard (KS2)
Roll vs capacityAround published capacity
Pupils355

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Report published 18 May 2023.

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 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
355
Free school meals
36.9%
0.7% above district average (36.2%)

Also: Brighton and Hove 26.2% · England 24.7%

SEN
23.9%
5.2% below district average (29.1%)

Also: Brighton and Hove 21.3% · England 18.2%

EAL
7.5%
11.5% below district average (19%)
Attendance
92.8% Autumn and spring 2024/25
0.4% above 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

18.5%

5.2% above England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

70%

8% above England (62%)

Admissions

Applications and offers

Applications and offers are not published for this school in the DfE school-level data for September 2026 entry.

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

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Around published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
420
Pupils on roll
355

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 %
23.9%

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 Woodingdean Primary School

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

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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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