Eastbrook Primary Academy, Brighton

Outstanding
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~426m)Possible (~609m)Unlikely (~792m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Matthew Clark
Pupils:364 / 420 capacity
LA:West Sussex
Phone:01273874050
Address:Manor Hall Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NF
Trust:REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 13 May 2025View full report
URN:139674
UKPRN:10041603
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:East Worthing and Shoreham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Eastbrook is a caring community where children thrive in the Early Years with strong communication skills development. The school excels at personal development, offering enriching trips and experiences while maintaining excellent mental health support and rapidly improving attendance. Behaviour is calm and orderly thanks to clear expectations, and pupils feel genuinely supported by staff who listen to them.

Key Strengths

  • Strong start in Early Years with well-designed curriculum and excellent communication skills development
  • Good behaviour and positive attitudes to learning with effective new behaviour management approach
  • Broad personal development provision with enriching trips, experiences, and strong mental health support
  • Effective safeguarding arrangements and inclusive school culture
  • Improved attendance through meticulous tracking and support

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent teaching and curriculum implementation, particularly in mathematics and wider curriculum subjects
  • Phonics teaching lacks consistency due to staff not having sufficient subject knowledge
  • Assessment practices not developed enough - staff do not clearly understand what pupils have learned
  • Support for pupils with SEND is not consistently targeted and precise enough
  • Tasks given to pupils do not always focus on the most important content to learn

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff addressing issues consistently and pupils feeling safe and confident in the school.

Extracurricular Activities

Brighton Fringe Festival, clubs, trips and experiences, breakfast and after-school wraparound club

Eastbrook Primary Academy is an inclusive and vibrant school community where pupils feel supported and cared for. However, teaching is inconsistent across the school, and pupils do not learn as well as they should in most year groups beyond Reception.

At a Glance

20.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

190 responses
Would recommend71%
Child is happy87%
Well taught84%
Good progress75%
Feels safe85%
Well behaved66%
Bullying dealt with25%
Kept informed76%
Handles concerns56%
Wider development67%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMaths-7ppWriting-9pp

Reading has remained stable at around 85%. Maths has declined from 85% to 78%. Writing has declined from 84% to 75%.

Class Sizes

28.8

Avg class size

26.5

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

12

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Southwick Rail Station
656m · 11 min walk
Fishersgate Rail Station
688m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Eastbrook Primary Academy (opp)
51m · 1 min walk
The Crescent (adj)
324m · 5 min walk
Old Barn Way (opp)
329m · 5 min walk
Hadrian Avenue (adj)
359m · 6 min walk
Community Centre (opp)
442m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

87%

Available places

364 pupils

420 capacity

56 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Brighton

Low pressure
New homes approved:3,587
Projected new pupils:897

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Brighton

Admissions Demand - West Sussex

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

9,817

Applications

8,398

Got 1st preference

91.7%

Got preferred school

98.8%

Primary admissions across West Sussex (2025/26)

Inspection History(2)

13 May 2025
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
1 July 2015
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.3861%

Overall absence

15.93407%

Persistent absence

364

Enrolments

Authorised5.07943%
Unauthorised1.30667%
Persistent (10%+)15.93407%
Severe (50%+)1.37363%

Absence trend

4.34104%
18/19
4.58064%
20/21
6.7258%
21/22
6.19357%
22/23
5.76001%
23/24
6.3861%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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