Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2015
Expected Standard
53%
Demand Ratio
1.2x
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School is a Academy converter primary school in Hove, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School is an academy converter in Hove, Brighton and Hove, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE PIONEER ACADEMY. The school has approximately 227 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #31 of 43 primaries in Brighton and Hove and #10,686 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.
The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
53%
Read SS
102
Maths SS
102
GPS SS
101
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
48%
Read SS
102
Maths SS
101
GPS SS
103
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
No digital report timeline available.
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