St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Sept 24 2024 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
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Unique reference
114540
Address
Whitehawk Hill Road, BN2 0AH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
196 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
45.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.8%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.3%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other White9.7%
African11.2%
Other Asian11.2%
Mixed14.8%
White British42.9%
Indian
6.6%
Other
2.6%
Irish
0.5%
Caribbean
0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
40%
Local authority average
60%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
0%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
105
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
100
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
28
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
24
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
24
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
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 classes28.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
19
10
Year 1
24
8
16
Year 2
30
13
17
Year 3
28
15
13
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
27
11
16
Year 6
28
18
10
Year 2024-2025