Brackenbury Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · 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.
Brackenbury Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 March 2022. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Brackenbury 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 1.19 mi |
| 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
- Reception 2026 had 17 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 7 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result of 55% was the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Locks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this caring, inclusive and aspirational school.”
- “They are proud to live the ‘Brackenbury Way’ and demonstrate the school’s values in their daily actions.”
- “They celebrate success by earning badges that recognise when they are being proud, determined and brave.”
To improve
- “There were dips in reading and mathematics last year, but pupils generally secure the foundational knowledge they need to access the wider curriculum.”
- “Progress in mathematics remains weaker, and leaders continue to refine teaching to address these gaps.”
- “Occasionally, lesson tasks do not help pupils to learn key content securely.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (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) | 55% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 17 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.
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Benfield Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Peter Gladwin Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Mile Oak Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Goldstone Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hangleton Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hove Junior School 1.1 mi Not judged