Coombe Road Primary School, Brighton
Coombe Road Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Brighton, part of The Pioneer Academy.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Brighton and Hove (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Coombe Road Primary School in detail
Coombe Road Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include STEM and philosophy.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Coombe Road Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 114365), 68% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Coombe Road Primary School
Across Brighton and Hove, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Brighton and Hove lodged 46 appeals against primary school offers; 19 reached a hearing and none succeeded.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Coombe Road Primary School are Coombe Road Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 68% reading, 53% maths); St Martin's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 64% maths); Fairlight Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 71% maths); and Hertford Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 69% reading, 56% maths).
Coombe Road Primary SchoolSt Martin's CofE Primary SchoolFairlight Primary SchoolHertford Primary School
The trust
Coombe Road Primary School is one of 23 schools run by The Pioneer Academy, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Moulsecoomb Rail Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coombe Road School (outside), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Coombe Road Primary School are Varndean School (1.1 miles) and Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (1.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Coombe Road Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Coombe Road Primary School (URN 114365), it was rated Good in June 2017. See Coombe Road Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Coombe Road Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114365). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 53% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 40% to 63% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Coombe Road Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Coombe Road Primary School.
- ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Coombe Road Primary SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
- Junior Adventures Group @ Fairlight800m away · Not yet graded
- Elm Grove Out of School Club930m away · Not yet graded
- ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Hertford Primary School940m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Coombe Road Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Coombe Road Primary School is in Brighton and Hove; for families living there:
Apply to Brighton and Hove for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 58
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 17
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 58 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 17 serious and 41 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Brighton and Hove is 40.5 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Applications and offers at Coombe Road Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114365). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 24 | 88 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 31 | 78 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 24 | 19 | 67 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 49 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 29 | 30 | 65 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | 81 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 31 | 72 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 23 | 21 | 49 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 54 | 22 | 51 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 60 | 17 | 43 | 0.3 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Brighton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Brighton
Across Brighton and Hove council
Places available
2,430
Applications
1,936
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across Brighton and Hove council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Coombe Road Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114365). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
7.5%
Overall absence
23.0%
Persistent absence
165
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Coombe Road Primary School
Questions parents ask about Coombe Road Primary School
Are there exam results for Coombe Road Primary School?
Coombe Road Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 114365), 68% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Coombe Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Coombe Road Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Coombe Road Primary School (URN 114365), it was rated Good in June 2017.
What is the catchment area for Coombe Road Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Coombe Road Primary School is oversubscribed, Brighton and Hove allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Coombe Road Primary School?
Apply through Brighton and Hove's coordinated admissions process, naming Coombe Road Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Coombe Road Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Coombe Road Primary School (registered, not yet graded). There are 3 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Coombe Road Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 58 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 17 serious and 41 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Brighton and Hove is 40.5 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Coombe Road Primary School?
Coombe Road Primary School is at Milner Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 4BP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)