Best Primary Schools in Hove

We checked all 11 primary schools in Hove, Brighton and Hove, and list every one: 8 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
11
Ranked
8
Without a rank
3

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 Hove. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Hove also has 5 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 Brighton.

Ranked primary schools in Hove

  1. 1

    Hove Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 671 pupils, inspected June 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    76%
    Higher standard
    9%

  2. 2

    Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 436 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    6%

  3. 3

    St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 648 pupils, inspected March 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    7%

  4. 4

    Goldstone Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 659 pupils, inspected May 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    7%

  5. 5

    Aldrington CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 412 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    6%

  6. 6

    West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School

    Academy, 216 pupils, inspected February 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    9%

  7. 7

    Hangleton Primary School

    Academy, 353 pupils, inspected January 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    51%
    Higher standard
    1%

  8. 8

    Brunswick Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 586 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    6%

Primary schools in Hove without a rank