Peter Gladwin Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.62 miles
Published by Brighton & Hove City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Peter Gladwin Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 23 October 2024. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Peter Gladwin 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 | 0.62 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 1.01 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.60 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.35 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception 2026 place went to a child 0.62 miles away, the 2nd shortest of the 11 Brighton and Hove primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Since 2016 the Reception last distance has swung sharply, most of all from 2023 to 2024, and the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2016.
- Reception 2026 drew 40 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), highest 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
- Drove Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 23 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are unanimously proud of their vibrant and inclusive school.”
- “Through the school’s work on ‘rights and responsibilities’, pupils develop impressively mature attitudes and think of themselves as global citizens.”
- “Pupils are very clear that no form of discrimination is acceptable.”
To improve
- “Very occasionally, a few pupils struggle to behave as the school expects.”
- “Occasionally, however, staff do not identify and address gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “As a result, a few pupils develop misconceptions.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 December 2024 (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) | 77% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Brackenbury Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Benfield Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mile Oak Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Hangleton Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goldstone Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published