St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 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.
- 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