St Nicolas 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 Nicolas CofE Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2022. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
St Nicolas 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 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
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 29 of the 43 other Brighton and Hove primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In Reception 2026 there were 51 first-choice applications for 56 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 59% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove.
- It has 28.5 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove is 20.9.
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
- Locks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 416 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and enthusiastic ambassadors for their school.”
- “They are proud of their roles as members of the school council, playtime buddies and librarians.”
- “Pupils trust staff, who help them deal with any worries or concerns they have.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes teachers, including those in the early years, do not always accurately check pupils’ understanding before moving on to new learning.”
- “As a result, pupils do not always achieve as well as they could across the curriculum and in the early years.”
- “However, some pupils do not attend as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2023 (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) | 59% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 51 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.
- Brackenbury Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Peter Gladwin Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Benfield Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Mile Oak Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Goldstone Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hangleton Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hove Junior School 1.2 mi Not judged