Hertford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Brighton & Hove City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Hertford Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Hertford Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 0.61 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.56 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2016 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 44% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths results ranked 2nd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove that have results.
- For Reception 2026, there were 15 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 37.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 20.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brighton and Hove schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this welcoming school.”
- “There is a warm, respectful atmosphere between pupils and staff where pupils feel secure.”
- “They rightly trust the staff around them to help if they feel worried about anything.”
To improve
- “However, in some wider curriculum subjects, the precise knowledge and skills are less well defined.”
- “Consequently, some pupils have gaps in their learning and do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, in some subjects, checks that staff make on what pupils have learned are not used well enough to inform future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 44% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Brighton and Hove.
- Coombe Road Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moulsecoomb Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Balfour Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Downs Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Downs Infant School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairlight Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Elm Grove Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published