Moulsecoomb Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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.
Moulsecoomb Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Moulsecoomb 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
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 16 first-choice applications for 16 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 58.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 39.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove.
- The school has 14.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.5 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
- The Highway, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, BN2 4PA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 46% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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.
- Hertford Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coombe Road Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Coldean Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Carden Nursery and Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fairlight Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Balfour Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published