Brackenbury Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 1 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 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
114413
Address
Locks Hill, Portslade, BN41 2LA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
188 (43% of total capacity)
Boys
55.3%
Girls
44.7%
First language not English
16%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.4%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68.1%
Mixed 7.4%
Other White 5.3%
Unclassified 4.3%
Other Asian 3.7%
Other 3.2%
African 2.1%
Indian 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Pakistani 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Irish 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.7
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage-1.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Brackenbury Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
27
2nd preference
38
3rd preference
40
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
7
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 classes26.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
15
14
Year 1
30
15
15
Year 2
27
15
12
Year 3
19
12
7
Year 4
25
14
11
Year 5
30
19
11
Year 6
28
14
14
Year 2023-2024