West Hove Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Hove, Brighton and Hove
West Hove Infant School is a primary school in Hove, Brighton and Hove for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 506 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 30.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils aspire to be the best that they can be.”
- “Staff are passionate about pupils’ learning and development.”
- “They have exceptionally high expectations of pupils’ focus on learning and behaviour.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 130 first-preference applications, 121 offers in total, 119 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2016 to 2026, as Brighton and Hove published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Brighton and Hove.
- Hove Junior School 0.0 mi Not judged
- Goldstone Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Benfield Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aldrington CofE Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Hangleton Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published