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Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Euan Hanington

location_onBrighton, BN2 6RH

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

350

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Expected Standard

46%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery is a Community school primary school in Brighton, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery is a community school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 336 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #35 of 43 primaries in Brighton and Hove and #11,446 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 29.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 55%

Reading67% LA 71%

Writing76% LA 67%

Maths61% LA 66%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading96% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading88% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.5

1.4 to 5.0

-0.1

Write

LA -0.7

-1.8 to 1.7

1.5

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.2 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA 0.3

-4.2 to -0.8

-2.6

Write

LA -0.3

-4.1 to -1.0

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.9 to -1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 63%

Reading73% LA 76%

Writing73% LA 75%

Maths82% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 0.6

-4.3 to -0.9

-3.6

Write

LA -0.6

-5.2 to -2

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-4 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 May 2022

Inspection Report

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03 May 2017

Inspection Report

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22 May 2013

Inspection Report

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10 March 2011

Inspection Report

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08 October 2009

Inspection Report

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01 November 2007

Inspection Report

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20 September 2006

Inspection Report

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03 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-05-03

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-05-22

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-10-08

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

7.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 336 pupils. During this period, there were 24 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 7.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	336	24	7.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	331	2	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	337	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	325	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	329	4	1.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	354	3	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	344	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	353	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	345	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	338	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	347	2	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	366	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	366	4	1.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	364	3	0.8%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	406	2	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	405	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	389	2	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	422	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	418	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	419	1	0.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	441	2	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	433	4	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	402	2	0.5%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 43 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 32 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 25 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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