St Mark's CofE 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 Mark's CofE 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 11 March 2025. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
St Mark'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 2020 | 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
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 60.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 41.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove.
- Reception 2026 drew 13 first-choice applications for 16 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 41 Brighton and Hove primary schools.
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 29 of the 43 other Brighton and Hove primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Manor Road, Brighton, BN2 5EA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 156 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 60.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “The school fulfils its mission to ‘let your light shine’ in this joyful, inclusive and nurturing community.”
- “Pupils proudly rise to meet high aspirations by behaving well and working hard.”
- “The school ensures equal opportunities for all through a deeply compassionate ethos.”
To improve
- “However, there is more work to do with writing.”
- “Pupils find it difficult to produce longer writing with accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling.”
- “However, the school has struggled with high rates of pupil absence.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 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) | 33% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 13 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 John the Baptist Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- City Academy Whitehawk 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Luke's Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Queen's Park Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Elm Grove Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Carlton Hill Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairlight Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published