South East
Schools in Brighton and Hove
77 schools, 33,154 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 38.
Ofsted across Brighton and Hove
Good29
Requires improvement3
Outstanding2
No overall grade43
34 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 43 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 34
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 28
- Average days since inspection
- 899
- Framework mix
- 34 historic, 28 current, 15 none
All schools in Brighton and Hove
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
77 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrington CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Hove | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Balfour Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Benfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Brighton | Good 2019 | — | — | |
| Bevendean Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & HoveFree schools | Brighton and Hove | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Blatchington Mill SchoolCommunity school | Hove | Good 2022 | 51 | 0.300.13 to 0.46 | |
| Brackenbury Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Brighton Aldridge Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Brighton | No overall grade | 36.2 | -0.40-0.67 to -0.13 | |
| Brighton CollegeOther independent school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brighton College Prep SchoolOther independent school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brighton Girls GDSTOther independent school | Brighton and Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form CollegeFurther education | Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brighton and Hove Clinic SchoolOther independent special school | Brighton and Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brunswick Primary SchoolCommunity school | Hove | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Carden Nursery and Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school | Hove | No overall grade | 50.4 | 0.560.41 to 0.71 | |
| Carlton Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | BRIGHTON | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| City Academy WhitehawkAcademy sponsor led | Brighton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Coldean Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Coombe Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Hove | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Dorothy Stringer SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2023 | 53.3 | 0.11-0.05 to 0.26 · not a win | |
| Downs Infant SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Downs Junior SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Downs View Special SchoolCommunity special school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Elm Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Fairlight Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Goldstone Primary SchoolCommunity school | Hove | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf ChildrenNon-maintained special school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hangleton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Hove | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Hertford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hill Park SchoolCommunity special school | Brighton | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Hove Junior SchoolCommunity school | Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form CentreCommunity school | Hove | Report card 2026 | 41.1 | -0.13-0.33 to 0.08 · not a win | |
| King's SchoolFree schools | Hove | Report card 2026 | 53.7 | 0.840.62 to 1.07 | |
| Kings BrightonOther independent school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lancing College Preparatory School At HoveOther independent school | Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Longhill High SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Requires improvement 2024 | 32.9 | -0.70-0.92 to -0.48 | |
| Middle Street Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Mile Oak Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Moulsecoomb Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brighton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Oxford International College, BrightonOther independent school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Patcham High SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2023 | 45.5 | -0.45-0.64 to -0.26 | |
| Patcham Infant SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Patcham Junior SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Peter Gladwin Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Portslade Aldridge Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Brighton | Report card 2026 | 42.7 | -0.01-0.22 to 0.20 · not a win | |
| Queen's Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Roedean SchoolOther independent school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Royal Spa Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Brighton | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Rudyard Kipling Primary School & NurseryCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Saltdean Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brighton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Christopher's SchoolOther independent school | Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Luke's Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School, RottingdeanVoluntary aided school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Martin's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brighton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brighton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Nicolas CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brighton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Brighton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Stanford Infant SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Stanford Junior SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Tarnerland Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Brighton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| The Lioncare SchoolOther independent special school | Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Montessori PlaceOther independent school | Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Varndean CollegeFurther education | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Varndean SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | Good 2022 | 48.8 | 0.420.26 to 0.59 | |
| West Blatchington Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| West Hove Infant SchoolCommunity school | Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Westdene Primary SchoolCommunity school | Brighton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Windlesham SchoolOther independent school | Brighton and Hove | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Woodingdean Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Brighton | Good 2023 | — | — |