Hertford Primary School, Brighton
Hertford Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Brighton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 30th-highest of the 36 schools in Brighton with published results, and 12,428th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
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
Hertford Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Hertford Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 69% in Brighton and Hove and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Hertford Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Hertford Primary School as their first choice and 80 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Hertford Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hertford Primary School are Coombe Road Primary School (0.6 miles); Coombe Road Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 68% reading, 53% maths); Moulsecoomb Primary School (0.6 miles, 73% reading, 54% maths); and Balfour Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 84% maths).
Hertford Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Coombe Road Primary SchoolCoombe Road Primary SchoolMoulsecoomb Primary SchoolBalfour Primary School
What parents say
78 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hertford Primary School (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (69%).
Who goes there
37.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (70%) and Mixed (12%).
In 2026, 55 pupils (26.8%) received SEN support and 11 (5.4%) 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.
Staffing
Hertford Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Moulsecoomb Rail Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mountfields (adjacent), 240 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hertford Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 3.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hertford Primary School are Varndean School (0.6 miles), Dorothy Stringer School (0.9 miles), Patcham High School (1.4 miles) and Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (1.5 miles).
Varndean SchoolDorothy Stringer SchoolPatcham High SchoolBrighton Aldridge Community Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Hertford Primary School excels at nurturing every child's development while maintaining high academic expectations. The school is particularly strong at reading, starting phonics in Reception and providing expert support to help all children become fluent readers. Children thrive here, including those with barriers to learning, thanks to the school's warm atmosphere and exceptional range of clubs, sports, and enrichment activities that inspire confidence and curiosity.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding personal development with high-quality clubs and wider experiences including arts festivals and sporting events
- Systematic and engaging approach to reading from Reception, with strong phonics teaching and tailored support for struggling readers
- Excellent Early Years provision where children get off to a strong start and are well-prepared for Key Stage 1
- Secure subject knowledge among teachers who explain the curriculum in ways pupils understand
- Strong behaviour and consistent school values taught from Reception onwards, creating a harmonious, respectful atmosphere
Areas for Improvement
- Staff do not consistently check what pupils understand during lessons, resulting in work that is sometimes too easy or too hard and pupils losing concentration
- In some foundation subjects, the essential knowledge pupils must learn is not fully defined, creating gaps in learning
- Checks on pupil understanding are not always used well enough to inform and adapt future learning activities
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils trusting staff to help them if worried and the school maintaining an open, positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Local arts festivals, inter-school sporting events, multi-skills events, before- and after-school club, mud kitchen
Hertford Primary School is a welcoming school that recently merged its infant and junior provisions in September 2024. The school has maintained strong focus on pupil achievement and provides an exceptionally high-quality learning environment with outstanding personal development opportunities.
At a Glance
37.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
78 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
30.2
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
32.0
KS2
6
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hertford Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hertford Primary School.
- ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Hertford Primary SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
- ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Coombe Road Primary School870m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hertford Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hertford 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
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 12 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 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
Your chances of a place at Hertford Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
208 pupils
210 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
55
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
32.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
205
Total Pupils
106
Boys
99
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
14.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£57,458
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,555
Per pupil
£1460k
Total funding
£91k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.9%
Overall absence
18.2%
Persistent absence
187
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
Hertford Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hertford Primary School
What are SATs results like at Hertford Primary School?
Of the pupils at Hertford Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 56% did so in maths.
What is Hertford Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hertford Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Hertford Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Hertford Primary School is oversubscribed, Brighton and Hove allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hertford Primary School?
Hertford Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Hertford Primary School?
Classes at Hertford Primary School average 30.2 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Hertford Primary School?
Hertford Primary School has around 205 pupils on roll. 37% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hertford Primary School?
6.9% of sessions were missed at Hertford Primary School in 2024/25. 18.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hertford Primary School?
Apply through Brighton and Hove's coordinated admissions process, naming Hertford 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 Hertford 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 @ Hertford Primary School (registered, not yet graded). There is another 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 Hertford Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 12 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 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 Hertford Primary School?
Hertford Primary School is at Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)