St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · 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 John the Baptist Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
St John the Baptist Catholic 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 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 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
- Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 17 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 ranked 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove.
- There are 20.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.6 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove.
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
- Whitehawk Hill Road, Brighton, BN2 0AH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 193 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy and safe at this inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “They work hard to meet the high expectations of teachers.”
- “Pupils demonstrate this through their positive behaviour and love for learning.”
To improve
- “Historically, pupils do not always achieve well in national tests.”
- “The school knows there is still work to be done.”
- “However, a small number of interventions have less impact.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 October 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) | 40% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 14 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 Mark's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Luke's Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- City Academy Whitehawk 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen's Park Primary School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Elm Grove Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Carlton Hill Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairlight Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published