St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean
Primary · Voluntary aided 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, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 30 April 2025. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | 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 26 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 26 of the 118 applications (22%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Brighton and Hove, and 11 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 ranked 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove that have results.
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
- Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 172 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 30 April 2025
Strengths
- “St Margaret’s Primary School provides many exciting opportunities for learning.”
- “Pupils are eager to do their best and love talking about what they have learned.”
- “The school has high ambitions for pupils’ academic achievement.”
To improve
- “However, in some lessons, the work which pupils complete does not help them to learn the intended curriculum.”
- “On occasion, tasks require knowledge that pupils have not learned securely.”
- “In these cases, pupils do not develop their learning as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (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) | 65% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 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.
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Saltdean Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodingdean Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- City Academy Whitehawk 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published