St Martin's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · 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, 2016–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Martin's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 June 2024. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
St Martin's CofE 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 | 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 |
| 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
- 39.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove is 20.8%.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 29 of the 43 other Brighton and Hove primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 60% was the 2nd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 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
- Hartington Road, Brighton, BN2 3LJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to meet the high expectations in this highly nurturing school in the heart of Brighton.”
- “Parents say, ‘St Martin’s is a wonderful school with a great community feel’.”
- “The ethos is welcoming, inclusive and ambitious.”
To improve
- “In some foundation subjects, staff checks of pupils’ understanding is not fully embedded.”
- “The school is prioritising this, to avoid the risk of pupils having gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 July 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) | 60% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 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.
- Fairlight Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Elm Grove Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Coombe Road Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Downs Infant School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Downs Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- St Luke's Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hertford Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Carlton Hill Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published