City Academy Whitehawk
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 9 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 139677
- Address
- Whitehawk Road, Whitehawk, BN2 5FL
- Website
- www.caw.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 387 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.2%
- Girls
- 54.8%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 59.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.5%
White British 80.4%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 3.9%
Other 3.4%
African 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAverage1.1
MathsWell below average-4.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 41%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 98
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
City Academy Whitehawk
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 25 13 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 52 23 29 |
| Year 1 | 50 23 27 |
| Year 2 | 49 22 27 |
| Year 3 | 53 20 33 |
| Year 4 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 5 | 51 27 24 |
| Year 6 | 48 21 27 |
Nearby schools
- Brighton CollegeNo rating (independent)
- Brighton College Nursery, Pre-Prep and Prep SchoolNo rating (independent)
- Elm Grove Primary SchoolGood
- Queen's Park Primary SchoolRequires improvement
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolGood
- St Luke's Primary SchoolOutstanding
- St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement