Westdene Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 14 2023 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
- 506 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.9%
- Girls
- 44.1%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 70.8%
Mixed 12.5%
Other White 7.5%
African 2.6%
Other 2.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Irish 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
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 70%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Westdene Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
| 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 | 13 10 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 8 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 47 24 23 |
| Year 1 | 60 39 21 |
| Year 2 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 3 | 65 41 24 |
| Year 4 | 71 36 35 |
| Year 5 | 86 44 42 |
| Year 6 | 89 47 42 |