Fairlight Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 5 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
114487
Address
St Leonard's Road, BN2 3AJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
338 (73% of total capacity)
Boys
55.0%
Girls
45.0%
First language not English
25.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
47%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
26.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 53.8%
Mixed 16.8%
Other White 9.5%
Other Asian 3.8%
Other 3.6%
African 3.3%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
Unclassified 2.1%
Indian 1.5%
Chinese 1.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%
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 average2.2
WritingAbove average2
MathsAbove average2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 105
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

Fairlight Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
46
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
54
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
46
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes23.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
3
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
6
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
3
6
Reception, Part-time
15
10
5
Reception, Full-time
35
19
16
Year 1
41
21
20
Year 2
50
27
23
Year 3
49
28
21
Year 4
31
21
10
Year 5
41
17
24
Year 6
50
30
20
Year 2023-2024