Best Primary Schools in Brighton
We checked all 41 primary schools in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, and list every one: 34 ranked, then 7 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 41
- Ranked
- 34
- Without a rank
- 7
Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Brighton. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Brighton also has 11 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Brighton and Hove. Brighton and Hove also has rankings for Hove.
Ranked primary schools in Brighton
Rank 1
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 76%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 2
Eastbrook Primary Academy
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 18%
Rank 3
Patcham Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 72%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 4
Balfour Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 71%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 5
St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 6
Westdene Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 59%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 7
Peter Gladwin Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 8
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 66%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 9
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 69%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 10
Carlton Hill Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 74%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 11
St Luke's Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 60%
- Higher standard
- 1%
Rank 12
Downs Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 60%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 13
Middle Street Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 60%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 14
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 61%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 15
Hertford Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 44%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 16
Coldean Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 46%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 17
Moulsecoomb Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 46%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 18
Mile Oak Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 19
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 20
Saltdean Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 52%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 21
St Nicolas CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 59%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 22
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 60%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 23
Benfield Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 50%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 24
Carden Nursery and Primary School
Report card: Needs attention to strong standard- Expected standard
- 50%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 25
City Academy Whitehawk
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 57%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 26
Fairlight Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 51%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 27
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 48%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 28
Brackenbury Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 55%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 28
Elm Grove Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 39%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 30
Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 46%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 31
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 33%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 32
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 40%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 33
Glebe Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 40%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 34
Queen's Park Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvement- Expected standard
- 30%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Primary schools in Brighton without a rank
Brighton College Prep School
No Ofsted inspectionCoombe Road Primary School
No Ofsted inspectionDowns Infant School
Ofsted judgements: GoodPatcham Infant School
Ofsted: GoodStanford Primary School
Ofsted: GoodWindlesham School
No Ofsted inspectionWoodingdean Primary School
Ofsted: Good