Schools in Brighton and Hove

• 75open schools
• 49primary
• 14secondary
• 12independent
• 32,784pupils

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Latest Ofsted inspections in Brighton and Hove

How the latest inspection of each open school here was reported. Ofsted has changed how it reports several times, so these can’t be added up into one score. Why.

Overall grade given (before Sept 2024)18

Ungraded inspection18

Sub-grades, no overall grade (Sept 2024 to Nov 2025)12

Report card (from Nov 2025)14

Of the schools whose latest inspection gave an overall grade:

Outstanding0

Good16

Requires improvement1

Inadequate0

75 schools, A to Z — page 1 of 2.

• Aldrington CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 412 pupils

  Eridge Road, Hove, BN3 7QD

  Ofsted report card, 13 Jan 2026

  Church of England

• Balfour Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 695 pupils

  Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NE

  Ofsted 6 Dec 2023: Good

• Benfield Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 209 pupils

  255 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XS

  Ofsted 21 Nov 2019 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

• Bevendean Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 317 pupils

  Heath Hill Avenue, Lower Bevendean, Brighton, BN2 4JP

  Ofsted 19 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 614 pupils

  The Droveway, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 7QA

  Ofsted report card, 17 Mar 2026

• Blatchington Mill School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,622 pupils

  Nevill Avenue, Hove, BN3 7BW

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

• Brackenbury Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 11 · 185 pupils

  Locks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LA

  Ofsted report card, 23 Jun 2026

• Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 19 · 808 pupils

  Lewes Road, Brighton, BN1 9PW

  Ofsted 23 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Brighton and Hove Clinic School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 19 · 9 pupils

  14-18 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4FH

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Brighton College

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 19 · 1,450 pupils

  Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 0AL

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Brighton College Prep School

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 3 to 12 · 370 pupils

  Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5JJ

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Brighton Girls GDST

  All-through · Other independent school · ages 3 to 18 · Girls · 405 pupils

  Montpelier Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3AT

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Brunswick Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 586 pupils

  Somerhill Road, Hove, BN3 1RP

  Ofsted 18 Jun 2024: Requires improvement

• Carden Nursery and Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 359 pupils

  County Oak Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8LU

  Ofsted report card, 3 Mar 2026

• Cardinal Newman Catholic School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 18 · 2,657 pupils

  The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6ND

  Ofsted 8 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• Carlton Hill Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 215 pupils

  Sussex Street, Brighton, BN2 9HS

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Central Hub Brighton

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 5 to 16 · 114 pupils

  Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP

  Ofsted 26 Mar 2024: Good

• City Academy Whitehawk

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 323 pupils

  Whitehawk Road, Whitehawk, Brighton, BN2 5FL

  Ofsted 8 May 2024: Good

• Coldean Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 309 pupils

  Kenwards, Coldean, Brighton, BN1 9EN

  Ofsted 6 Dec 2022: Good

• Coombe Road Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11

  Milner Road, Brighton, BN2 4BP

  Ofsted 3 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

• Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 436 pupils

  The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6NB

  Ofsted 21 Feb 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• Dorothy Stringer School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,626 pupils

  Loder Road, Brighton, BN1 6PZ

  Ofsted 10 Oct 2023: Good

• Downs Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 7 · 289 pupils

  Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Downs Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 495 pupils

  Rugby Road, Brighton, BN1 6ED

  Ofsted 7 Nov 2023: Good

• Downs View Special School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 3 to 19 · 224 pupils

  Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6BB

  Ofsted 18 Jun 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Elm Grove Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 404 pupils

  Elm Grove, Elm Grove Primary School, Brighton, BN2 3ES

  Ofsted 11 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Fairlight Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 393 pupils

  St Leonard's Road, Brighton, BN2 3AJ

  Ofsted 5 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

• Goldstone Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 659 pupils

  Laburnum Avenue, Hove, BN3 7JW

  Ofsted 4 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children

  Special school · Non-maintained special school · ages 5 to 19 · 18 pupils

  Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0LS

  Ofsted 30 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Hangleton Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 353 pupils

  Dale View, Hove, BN3 8LF

  Ofsted 30 Jan 2024: Good (predecessor school)

• Hertford Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 205 pupils

  Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP

  Ofsted 25 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Hill Park School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 16 · 283 pupils

  Foredown Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2FU

  Ofsted report card, 7 Jul 2026

• Hove Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 671 pupils

  Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA

  Ofsted 17 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 18 · 941 pupils

  Nevill Road, Hove, BN3 7BN

  Ofsted report card, 27 Jan 2026

• King's School

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 19 · 925 pupils

  Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

  Church of England

• Kings Brighton

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 14 to 19 · 79 pupils

  27-33 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SB

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove

  Other · Other independent school · ages 3 to 13 · 262 pupils

  The Droveway, Hove, BN3 6LU

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Anglican Independent

• Longhill High School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 632 pupils

  Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FR

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

• Middle Street Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 141 pupils

  37 Middle Street, Middle Street Primary School, Brighton, BN1 1AL

  Ofsted 18 Jun 2024: Good

• Mile Oak Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 342 pupils

  Graham Avenue, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WN

  Ofsted 15 Mar 2022: Good

• Moulsecoomb Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 205 pupils

  The Highway, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, BN2 4PA

  Ofsted 1 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Our Lady of Lourdes RC School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 210 pupils

  The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA

  Ofsted 7 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• Oxford International College, Brighton

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 13 to 19 · 158 pupils

  Ovingdean Hall, Ovingdean, Greenways, Brighton, BN2 7BA

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Patcham High School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,074 pupils

  Ladies Mile Road, Brighton, BN1 8PB

  Ofsted 19 Apr 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Patcham Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 272 pupils

  Highview Avenue South, Brighton, BN1 8WW

  Ofsted 23 Nov 2022: Good

• Patcham Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 353 pupils

  Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8TA

  Ofsted 9 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Peter Gladwin Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 195 pupils

  Drove Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PA

  Ofsted 23 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Portslade Aldridge Community Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 910 pupils

  Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WS

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• Queen's Park Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 286 pupils

  Park Street, Brighton, BN2 0BN

  Ofsted report card, 14 Jul 2026

• Roedean School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 519 pupils

  Roedean Way, Brighton, BN2 5RQ

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Royal Spa Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 85 pupils

  Park Hill, Brighton, BN2 0BT

  Ofsted 8 May 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 312 pupils

  Chalkland Rise, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6RH

  Ofsted 5 May 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Saltdean Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 533 pupils

  Chiltington Way, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HB

  Ofsted 16 Apr 2024: Good

• St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 648 pupils

  Belfast Street, Hove, BN3 3YT

  Ofsted 20 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 220 pupils

  Preston Road, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 6UT

  Ofsted report card, 6 Jan 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Christopher's School

  Other · Other independent school · ages 4 to 13 · 200 pupils

  33 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4AD

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Church of England Independent

• St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 193 pupils

  Whitehawk Hill Road, Brighton, BN2 0AH

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Luke's Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 622 pupils

  Queens Park Rise, Brighton, BN2 9ZF

  Ofsted 11 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 172 pupils

  Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HB

  Ofsted 30 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• St Mark's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 156 pupils

  Manor Road, Brighton, BN2 5EA

  Ofsted 11 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

Towns in Brighton and Hove

• Brighton (56)
• Hove (17)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.