Best Schools in Brighton
East Sussex · 64 schools ranked by Ofsted rating and performance
1
Hill Park School
BN41 2FUAges 4-16283 pupils
Special
Community special school
A8
2.9
Outstanding
2
Downs View Special School
BN2 6BBAges 3-19224 pupils
Special
Community special school
A8
1.9
Outstanding
3
Downs Infant School
BN1 6JAAges 5-7289 pupils
Primary
Community school
Outstanding
4
Eastbrook Primary Academy
BN42 4NFAges 4-11364 pupils
Primary
Academy sponsor led
KS2 Read
85%
Outstanding
5
Royal Spa Nursery School
BN2 0BTAges 2-585 pupils
Nursery
Local authority nursery school
Outstanding
6
St Luke's Primary School
BN2 9ZFAges 4-11622 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
80%
Outstanding
7
Tarnerland Nursery School
BN2 0GRAges 2-587 pupils
Nursery
Local authority nursery school
Outstanding
8
Varndean School
BN1 6NPAges 11-161487 pupils
Secondary
Community school
A8
54.7
Good
9
Dorothy Stringer School
BN1 6PZAges 11-161626 pupils
Secondary
Community school
A8
50.5
Good
10
Patcham High School
BN1 8PBAges 11-161074 pupils
Secondary
Community school
A8
46.7
Good
11
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
BN41 2WSAges 11-16910 pupils
Secondary
Academy sponsor led
A8
44.1
Good
12
Balfour Primary School
BN1 6NEAges 4-11695 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
87%
Good
13
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery
BN2 4JPAges 3-11317 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
75%
Good
14
Brackenbury Primary School
BN41 2LAAges 5-11185 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
61%
Good
15
Carden Nursery and Primary School
BN1 8LUAges 3-11359 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
67%
Good
16
Carlton Hill Primary School
BN2 9HSAges 4-11215 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
84%
Good
17
Central Hub Brighton
BN1 7FPAges 5-16114 pupils
PRU
Pupil referral unit
Good
18
City Academy Whitehawk
BN2 5FLAges 2-11323 pupils
Primary
Academy sponsor led
KS2 Read
70%
Good
19
Coldean Primary School
BN1 9ENAges 3-11309 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
66%
Good
20
Downs Junior School
BN1 6EDAges 7-11495 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
84%
Good
21
Elm Grove Primary School
BN2 3ESAges 4-11404 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
77%
Good
22
Fairlight Primary School
BN2 3AJAges 3-11393 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
67%
Good
23
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
BN2 0LSAges 5-1918 pupils
Special
Non-maintained special school
Good
24
Hertford Primary School
BN1 7FPAges 4-11205 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
69%
Good
25
Middle Street Primary School
BN1 1ALAges 4-11141 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
83%
Good
26
Mile Oak Primary School
BN41 2WNAges 4-11342 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
82%
Good
27
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School
BN2 7HAAges 4-11210 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
KS2 Read
74%
Good
28
Patcham Infant School
BN1 8WWAges 3-7272 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
29
Patcham Junior School
BN1 8TAAges 7-11353 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
83%
Good
30
Peter Gladwin Primary School
BN41 2PAAges 4-11195 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
90%
Good
31
Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery
BN2 6RHAges 2-11312 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
67%
Good
32
Saltdean Primary School
BN2 8HBAges 4-11533 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
70%
Good
33
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
BN1 6UTAges 4-11220 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
KS2 Read
84%
Good
34
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
BN2 0AHAges 4-11193 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
KS2 Read
77%
Good
35
St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean
BN2 7HBAges 5-11172 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
KS2 Read
73%
Good
36
St Martin's CofE Primary School
BN2 3LJAges 3-11212 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
KS2 Read
76%
Good
37
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
BN1 3EFAges 3-11193 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
KS2 Read
83%
Good
38
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
BN41 1LBAges 4-11208 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
KS2 Read
72%
Good
39
St Nicolas CofE Primary School
BN41 2LAAges 4-11416 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
KS2 Read
73%
Good
40
St. John's College (Brighton)
BN2 0AFAges 16-25
Special
Special post 16 institution
Good
41
Stanford Primary School
BN1 5PSAges 4-11197 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
42
Varndean College
BN1 6WQAges 16-99
Post-16
Further education
Good
43
Westdene Primary School
BN1 5GNAges 3-11445 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
79%
Good
44
Longhill High School
BN2 7FRAges 11-16632 pupils
Secondary
Community school
A8
36.3
Requires Improvement
45
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
BN1 9PWAges 11-19808 pupils
Secondary
Academy sponsor led
A8
33.2
Requires Improvement
46
Downs View Life Skills College
BN1 8XRAges 19-25
Special
Special post 16 institution
Requires Improvement
47
Queen's Park Primary School
BN2 0BNAges 4-11286 pupils
Primary
Community school
KS2 Read
57%
Requires Improvement
48
St Mark's CofE Primary School
BN2 5EAAges 4-11156 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
KS2 Read
50%
Requires Improvement
49
St Paul's CofE Primary School
BN1 3LPAges 4-11151 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
KS2 Read
76%
Requires Improvement
50
Benfield Primary School
BN41 1XSAges 4-11209 pupils
Primary
Academy converter
KS2 Read
67%
51
Brighton College
BN2 0ALAges 11-191450 pupils
Senior
Other independent school
A8
57.3
52
Brighton College Prep School
BN2 5JJAges 3-12370 pupils
Independent
Other independent school
53
Brighton Girls GDST
BN1 3ATAges 3-18405 pupils
All-through
Other independent school
A8
65.4
54
Coombe Road Primary School
BN2 4BPAges 4-11
Primary
Academy converter
55
Glebe Primary School
BN42 4GBAges 4-11453 pupils
Primary
Academy converter
KS2 Read
60%
56
Kings Brighton
BN1 4SBAges 14-1979 pupils
Senior
Other independent school
A8
4.7
57
Moulsecoomb Primary School
BN2 4PAAges 3-11205 pupils
Primary
Academy sponsor led
KS2 Read
73%
58
Oxford International College, Brighton
BN2 7BAAges 13-19158 pupils
Senior
Other independent school
A8
15.6
59
Roedean School
BN2 5RQAges 11-18519 pupils
Senior
Other independent school
A8
18.6
60
Team Domenica
BN1 4QEAges 18-25
Special
Special post 16 institution
61
University of Brighton
BN2 4AT
Higher education institutions
62
University of Sussex
BN1 9RH
Higher education institutions
63
Windlesham School
BN1 5AAAges 2-11128 pupils
Prep
Other independent school
64
Woodingdean Primary School
BN2 6BBAges 4-11
Primary
Academy converter