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42 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Balfour Primary School, 0.2 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
Balfour Primary SchoolCommunity	0.2 mi	Primary	695	Good, 2023
Dorothy Stringer SchoolCommunity	0.3 mi	Secondary	1,626	Good, 2023
Varndean CollegeFurther education	0.3 mi	16 plus	-	-
Central Hub BrightonPupil referral unit	0.6 mi	Alternative provision	114	Good, 2024
Hertford Primary SchoolCommunity	0.6 mi	Primary	205	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	0.6 mi	Primary	220	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5
Downs Junior SchoolCommunity	0.8 mi	Primary	495	Good, 2023
Downs Infant SchoolCommunity	0.9 mi	Primary	289	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Patcham High SchoolCommunity	0.9 mi	Secondary	1,074	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017)
Patcham Infant SchoolCommunity	0.9 mi	Primary	272	Good, 2022
University of BrightonHigher education institutions	1.0 mi	Higher education institutions	-	-
Carden Nursery and Primary SchoolCommunity	1.0 mi	Primary	359	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5, Needs attention in 1
Patcham Junior SchoolCommunity	1.0 mi	Primary	353	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (May 2015)
Stanford Primary SchoolCommunity	1.0 mi	Primary	197	Good, 2022
Downs View Life Skills CollegeSpecial post 16 institution	1.1 mi	Special	-	-
Team DomenicaSpecial post 16 institution	1.1 mi	Special	-	-
Windlesham SchoolOther independent	1.1 mi	Independent	128	-
Moulsecoomb Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	1.2 mi	Primary	205	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Lancing College Preparatory School at HoveOther independent	1.2 mi	Independent	262	-
Fairlight Primary SchoolCommunity	1.2 mi	Primary	393	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2014)
St Martin's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.2 mi	Primary	212	Good, 2024
Westdene Primary SchoolCommunity	1.3 mi	Primary	445	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form CollegeFurther education	1.3 mi	16 plus	-	-
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.3 mi	Primary	436	Good, 2023
Cardinal Newman Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided	1.3 mi	Secondary	2,657	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding
Kings BrightonOther independent	1.4 mi	Independent	79	-
Elm Grove Primary SchoolCommunity	1.5 mi	Primary	404	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2017)
Coldean Primary SchoolCommunity	1.5 mi	Primary	309	Good, 2022
Brunswick Primary SchoolCommunity	1.6 mi	Primary	586	Requires improvement, 2024
The Montessori PlaceOther independent	1.6 mi	Independent	165	-
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.7 mi	Primary	151	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & HoveFree schools	1.7 mi	Primary	614	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2
Brighton Girls GDSTOther independent	1.7 mi	Independent	405	-
Bevendean Primary School and NurseryCommunity	1.7 mi	Primary	317	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good
St Luke's Primary SchoolCommunity	1.8 mi	Primary	622	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Outstanding
Carlton Hill Primary SchoolCommunity	1.8 mi	Primary	215	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014)
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.8 mi	Primary	193	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given
Tarnerland Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.8 mi	Nursery	87	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2
Aldrington CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.9 mi	Primary	412	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Royal Spa Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.9 mi	Nursery	85	Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2015)
Queen's Park Primary SchoolCommunity	1.9 mi	Primary	286	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Hove Park School and Sixth Form CentreCommunity	2.0 mi	Secondary	941	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

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This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).

Overall deprivation10

Income10

Employment10

Education and skills10

Health10

Crime9

Barriers to housing and services9

Living environment7

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Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families: 15

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