Saltdean Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.10 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.
Saltdean Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Saltdean 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 | 1.10 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 3.39 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | 3.29 mi |
| 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
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.10 miles away, the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance and nearer than in 2025.
- Reception 2026 had 70 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 42 of the 107 applications (39%) came from families living outside Brighton and Hove, and 20 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Chiltington Way, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 533 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 39.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this welcoming school, where there is a palpable shared sense of belonging.”
- “The school has created an atmosphere where pupils and adults feel valued and nurtured.”
- “Staff know their pupils and families extremely well and there is a real sense of community.”
To improve
- “The school is working quickly to eradicate some underachievement in a small number of subjects.”
- “However, in small number of subjects, assessment is not used precisely and, therefore, gaps in pupils’ knowledge are not identified and addressed.”
- “In mathematics and writing, the curriculum is not taught as well as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 52% | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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 Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodingdean Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- City Academy Whitehawk 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published