Goldstone Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 4 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
114398
Address
Laburnum Avenue, BN3 7JW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
675 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
10.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.9%
Persistent absence
11.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.8%
Mixed 9%
Other White 6.8%
Bangladeshi 4%
African 1.8%
Unclassified 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 12%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Goldstone Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
87
2nd preference
62
3rd preference
79
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
83
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
4
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
17
9
8
Reception, Full-time
88
39
49
Year 1
90
53
37
Year 2
90
40
50
Year 3
96
53
43
Year 4
95
54
41
Year 5
91
45
46
Year 6
96
56
40
Year 2023-2024