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Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove

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

personMr Simon King

corporate_fareBILINGUAL PRIMARY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

location_onBrighton and Hove, BN3 7QA

language Visit Website phone 1273916212

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

613

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove is a Free schools primary school in Brighton and Hove, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove is a free schools in Brighton and Hove, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BILINGUAL PRIMARY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED. The school has approximately 598 pupils on roll, of whom 14% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 43 primaries in Brighton and Hove and #1,079 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 23.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

76%

LA 55%

Reading88% LA 71%

Writing89% LA 67%

Maths86% LA 66%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.5

-1.8 to 1.0

-1.5

Write

LA -0.7

-2.8 to -0.1

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.5 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 0.3

2.2 to 5.7

2.4

Write

LA -0.3

0.8 to 4.0

1.6

Maths

LA -0.6

0.1 to 3.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 63%

Reading94% LA 76%

Writing90% LA 75%

Maths90% LA 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.2

Read

LA 0.6

3.1 to 7.3

0.9

Write

LA -0.6

-1.2 to 3

Maths

LA -0.3

2.1 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 December 2021

Inspection Report

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05 October 2016

Inspection Report

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10 October 2014

Inspection Report

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18 June 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-10-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-18

None Legacy

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(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 598 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, 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)	598	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	595	3	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	607	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	599	2	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	604	4	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	614	3	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	613	2	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	615	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	582	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	577	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	577	2	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	547	2	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	544	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	550	3	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	526	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	526	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	520	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	499	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	497	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	488	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	439	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	433	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	428	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	339	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	341	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	338	0	0.0%	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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 36 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 6 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils