Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Hove, Brighton and Hove
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Brighton & Hove City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2019 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Hove, Brighton and Hove for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2023. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Cottesmore St Mary's 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 | Not published |
| 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
- At 1.2 first choices per offer for Reception 2026, demand was the 3rd highest of 41 Brighton and Hove primary schools.
- There were 74 first-choice applications for 60 Reception 2026 offers; all 60 went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- Pupils per teacher stand at 19.8, against a middle figure of 23.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 6% 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
- The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6NB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 February 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have high expectations for pupils at this school.”
- “Pupils are supported to believe in themselves and to become resilient and curious learners.”
- “They enjoy their lessons and take pride in their work.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not always remember what they have learned.”
- “For example, in science and geography, only some pupils were able to articulate their learning and link it to what they have learned previously.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 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) | 72% | 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: 74 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- Stanford Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Brunswick Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aldrington CofE Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published