Brackenbury Primary School, Brighton

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Brackenbury Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders provide highly effective strategic leadership of personal development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve positively."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "A meaningful sense of belonging supports pupils' attendance, and families receive a warm welcome into the school community."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders provide strategic leadership of the curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders provide clear and purposeful leadership of the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders place inclusion at the heart of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders provide dedicated, compassionate and purposeful leadership."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that lessons are designed with precise tasks to help pupils to achieve the intended learning"; "Leaders should ensure that the teaching of writing and handwriting is consistently strong to help pupils to achieve highly with their written work".

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Brackenbury Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% 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 79% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Brackenbury Primary School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 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 Brackenbury Primary School are St Nicolas CofE Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); Benfield Primary School (0.3 miles, 67% reading, 71% maths); Peter Gladwin Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); and St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 69% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Brackenbury Primary School.

35.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 37 pupils (20%) received SEN support and 13 (7%) 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 autism.

Brackenbury Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Fishersgate Rail Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Southern Cross (n-bound), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brackenbury Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Brackenbury Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Brackenbury Primary School are Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (0.9 miles), Shoreham Academy (1.3 miles) and King's School (1.5 miles).