Hertford Primary School
Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Hertford Primary School is a primary school in Brighton for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 75 schools in Brighton and Hove. It ranks 15th of 34 primary schools in Brighton. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 March 2025, report published 13 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 25 March 2025
Pupils enjoy coming to this welcoming school. There is a warm, respectful atmosphere between pupils and staff where pupils feel secure. They rightly trust the staff around them to help if they feel worried about anything. Pupils appreciate the highly skilled staff who provide a wealth of clubs and wider experiences of exceptionally high quality, which encourage pupils' interests. Social times in the school's well-developed grounds are harmonious. Older and younger pupils build shelters together and play happily in the mud kitchen. The school has extremely high expectations for pupils' personal development and academic achievement. Staff know pupils well and are expert in providing an effective balance of nurture and challenge. As a result, many pupils who have significant barriers to learning and attending school, thrive here. High expectations for behaviour are taught as soon as children start in Reception. They learn consistent routines throughout the school. Pupils follow the school values, showing consideration and kindness to one another. Staff help pupils to build their confidence when learning new ideas. Most pupils focus well during lessons. They show resilience and determination when they face challenges and persevere with new tasks.
What the school should improve
- Staff do not consistently check what pupils understand during lessons. As a result, the work pupils are given is sometimes too easy or too hard. This means that some pupils lose concentration, develop gaps in their learning and do not attain as well as they could. The school should ensure that all staff are trained to check systematically for pupils' understanding and reshape their teaching, so all pupils achieve the ambitious aims of the curriculum.
- In a small minority of foundation subjects, the essential knowledge that pupils must understand is not fully identified. As a result, some pupils develop gaps in their learning and do not achieve as well as they could. The school should support staff to further refine some subjects so that pupils learn equally well across all subjects in the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
32 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
205 pupils on roll, with places for 218
Schools near Hertford Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coombe Road Primary School | 0.6 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Moulsecoomb Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 46% met the expected standard |
| Balfour Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| Downs Junior School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| Downs Infant School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Durneen
- Phone
- 01273557341
- Address
- Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- URN
- 114368
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.