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Carden Nursery and Primary School

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

personMrs Laura Sibley

location_onBrighton, BN1 8LU

language Visit Website phone 1273916606

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

377

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Carden Nursery and Primary School is a Community school primary school in Brighton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Carden Nursery and Primary School is a community school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 366 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #30 of 43 primaries in Brighton and Hove and #10,658 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 28.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 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

50%

LA 55%

Reading67% LA 71%

Writing64% LA 67%

Maths55% LA 66%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading69% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading74% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.5

0.2 to 4.0

1.9

Write

LA -0.7

0.1 to 3.7

0.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.4 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading76% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.3

-2.2 to 1.7

-1.0

Write

LA -0.3

-2.9 to 0.8

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.9 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 63%

Reading68% LA 76%

Writing68% LA 75%

Maths66% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.6

-3 to 0.8

-2.2

Write

LA -0.6

-4 to -0.4

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.9 to 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 September 2021

Inspection Report

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24 November 2016

Inspection Report

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04 October 2011

Inspection Report

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11 June 2010

Inspection Report

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14 January 2009

Inspection Report

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12 October 2005

Inspection Report

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22 January 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-11-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-10-04

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-01-14

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 366 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	366	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	365	8	2.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	375	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	366	3	0.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	371	4	1.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	385	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	377	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	369	3	0.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	367	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	363	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	361	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	373	3	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	370	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	365	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	358	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	353	8	2.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	367	5	1.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	360	1	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	361	3	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	369	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	374	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	366	4	1.1%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	385	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	396	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	389	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 35 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 33 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

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Carden Nursery and Primary School

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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