West Hove Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Outstanding
Nov 19 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 7 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
114428
Address
Portland Road, BN3 5JA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
505 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
25.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
18%
Persistent absence
11.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64%
Mixed 11.4%
Other White 9.9%
Other Asian 2.8%
Other 2.8%
African 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Indian 1.6%
Chinese 1.4%
Irish 1.2%
Pakistani 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

West Hove Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
105
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
98
2nd preference
81
3rd preference
59
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
98
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Part-time
114
55
59
Reception, Full-time
59
28
31
Year 1
160
91
69
Year 2
172
82
90
Year 2024-2025