Westdene Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 1 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 114380
- Address
- Bankside, Westdene, BN1 5GN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 476 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.5%
- Girls
- 43.5%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.5%
- Persistent absence
- 10.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.6%
White British 70.2%
Mixed 12.7%
Other White 7.4%
African 3.6%
Other 2.1%
Other Asian 1.3%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage0
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 65%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Westdene Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 13 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 8 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 32 27 |
| Year 1 | 47 24 23 |
| Year 2 | 57 37 20 |
| Year 3 | 63 35 28 |
| Year 4 | 64 40 24 |
| Year 5 | 70 36 34 |
| Year 6 | 86 44 42 |