Peter Gladwin Primary School, Brighton

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am very proud to be the headteacher of Peter Gladwin school. We are a one form entry, inclusive, community school in the heart of Portslade village Together, our caring and dynamic school community strive to ensure that all pupils grow to be lifelong learners, who achieve their very best and develop as confident, emotionally literate, globally aware citizens."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £4.50 per session.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Peter Gladwin Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 69% in Brighton and Hove and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 78% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Peter Gladwin Primary School as their first choice and 120 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 10 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Peter Gladwin Primary School are St Nicolas CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); Brackenbury Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 61% reading, 61% maths); Benfield Primary School (0.6 miles, 67% reading, 71% maths); and Mile Oak Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 82% reading, 65% maths).

Peter Gladwin Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

72 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Peter Gladwin Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 81% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (93%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (81%).

6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (7%).

Peter Gladwin Primary School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 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 1130 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Old Village (e-bound), 240 metres away.

In 2024/25, Peter Gladwin Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Peter Gladwin Primary School are Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (0.5 miles), Shoreham Academy (1.3 miles) and King's School (1.3 miles).