Eastbrook Primary Academy, Brighton

From the headteacher's welcome: "Eastbrook is a two-form entry school, for children aged 4-11. It is situated on the south coast near Brighton, serving children from the Southwick and Fishersgate communities. The school benefits from wonderful facilities and extensive playing fields, including an indoor swimming pool."

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Eastbrook Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 85% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Eastbrook Primary Academy as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 42 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Eastbrook Primary Academy are Brackenbury Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 61% reading, 61% maths); St Nicolas CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); Glebe Primary School (0.6 miles, 60% reading, 62% maths); and St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 69% maths).

Eastbrook Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Eastbrook Primary Academy is one of 65 schools run by Reach2 Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

190 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Eastbrook Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 71% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

11% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 87 pupils (23.9%) received SEN support and 15 (4.1%) 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 Southwick Rail Station, about 660 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Eastbrook Primary Academy (opposite), 50 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 270 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Eastbrook Primary Academy issued 29 suspensions, 7.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Eastbrook Primary Academy are Shoreham Academy (0.7 miles) and Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (1 mile).