Elm Grove Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Elm Grove Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 January 2023. 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
- Elm Grove, Elm Grove Primary School, Brighton, BN2 3ES
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 404 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 January 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s curriculum is successfully designed to enable all pupils to be included in learning.”
- “This is underpinned by the school motto of ‘Everyone Included, Everyone Valued.”
- “A kind and nurturing environment permeates throughout this school.”
To improve
- “In some foundation subjects, leaders have not yet considered how information about what pupils have remembered will inform future teaching.”
- “This means that pupils sometimes have gaps in their learning.”
- “Leaders have identified that outcomes in reading and writing at the end of key stage 1 were not good enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 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) | 39% | 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: 63 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2016 to 2026, as Brighton and Hove published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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.
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- St Luke's Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coombe Road Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen's Park Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Carlton Hill Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- City Academy Whitehawk 0.7 mi Good Last distance published