Aldrington CofE Primary School, Hove

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Aldrington CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils attend well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school's broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum provides a well-sequenced programme of learning from the early years to the end of Year 6."

Early years - Expected standard. "The school's early years provision ensures that children benefit from a positive start to school life."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious for all pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors are united in their commitment to ensuring the best outcomes for all pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's personal, social and health education curriculum includes age-appropriate relationships, sex and health education."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue their work to ensure that pupils are equipped to produce consistently high-quality work that reflects the breadth and depth of their learning across the curriculum. • Leaders should ensure that teachers use ongoing checks on pupils' progress in lessons to systematically identify and respond to pupils' emerging needs".

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Aldrington CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 69% in Brighton and Hove and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Aldrington CofE Primary School as their first choice and 169 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Aldrington CofE Primary School are Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove (0.2 miles, Good, 88% reading, 86% maths); Goldstone Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 78% maths); Hangleton Primary School (0.8 miles, 67% reading, 69% maths); and West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles, 62% reading, 65% maths).

Aldrington CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

43 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Aldrington CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child feels safe (95%).

16.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (68%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 97 pupils (23.5%) received SEN support and 15 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Aldrington Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nevill Gardens (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Aldrington CofE Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Aldrington CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Aldrington CofE Primary School are Blatchington Mill School (under 0.1 miles), Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre (0.2 miles), King's School (0.9 miles) and Cardinal Newman Catholic School (1.1 miles).