Eastbrook Primary Academy
Manor Hall Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Eastbrook Primary Academy is a primary school in Brighton for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 332 schools in West Sussex. It ranks 2nd of 34 primary schools in Brighton. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 13 May 2025, report published 23 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 13 May 2025
Eastbrook Primary Academy is an inclusive and vibrant school community. The school's motto of 'everyone matters and every day counts' is evident across all aspects of school life. Pupils enjoy attending this caring school. From the youngest children onwards, pupils feel supported and listened to by staff. The school is determined for pupils to achieve well. Children in Reception are helped to thrive. In the rest of the school, teaching is less consistent, and pupils do not learn as well as they should. Pupils display positive attitudes to learning and they typically behave well. Some pupils are given effective extra support to help them reach the school's high behaviour expectations. Pupils benefit from many opportunities that broaden their understanding of the world. This helps them to develop an appreciation of differences in their community. Pupils are proud of their roles as pupil leaders and know they make a positive difference to the school environment. They enjoy the interesting range of clubs and opportunities to explore and develop talents and interests. For example, pupils relish the chance to show their creativity and talents at the Brighton Fringe Festival.
What the school should improve
- Phonics teaching is not as effective as it should be because some staff do not have expert subject knowledge. This means that pupils are not being supported sufficiently well to learn to read swiftly and accurately. The school should equip all staff with the skills and knowledge to teach phonics consistently well.
- The provision for some pupils with SEND is not as precise and targeted as it should be. This means that pupils are not routinely given the academic help they need to achieve the best possible outcomes. The school should ensure that all pupils with SEND receive consistent, high-quality support in a timely manner to help them achieve well across the curriculum.
- In the wider curriculum and mathematics, assessment is not sufficiently developed. This means that staff do not have a clear understanding of what pupils have learned and can remember and pupils are not supported to build secure knowledge over time. The school should ensure that information from ongoing assessments is used to adapt teaching and address gaps in pupils' understanding.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
60 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
364 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Eastbrook Primary Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brackenbury Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 55% met the expected standard |
| St Nicolas CofE Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 59% met the expected standard |
| Glebe Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 40% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| Peter Gladwin Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Clark
- Phone
- 01273874050
- Address
- Manor Hall Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NF
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- URN
- 139674
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.