Goldstone Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Hove, 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.
Goldstone Primary School is a primary school in Hove, Brighton and Hove for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 July 2023. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Goldstone 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 1.67 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.68 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 1.17 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.33 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 1.79 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths results ranked 4th lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove that have results.
- For Reception 2026, there were 72 first-choice applications for 75 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 19% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 23.8% 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
- Laburnum Avenue, Hove, BN3 7JW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 659 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this friendly school.”
- “They are happy, active and excited to learn.”
- “One parent summed up the views of many by saying, ‘My child skips into school each day and comes out buzzing.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum is not as precisely considered in a small number of subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 2023 (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) | 57% | 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: 72 first-preference applications, 75 offers in total, 72 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.
- Hangleton Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hove Junior School 0.5 mi Not judged
- West Hove Infant School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aldrington CofE Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Benfield Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published