Carden Nursery and Primary School
Primary schoolCarden Nursery and Primary School is a primary school in Brighton and Hove, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 359 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 50% of pupils at Carden Nursery and Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Brighton and Hove and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Patcham Junior SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Patcham High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, April 2023. Attainment 8 of 46.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Coldean Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Patcham Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 20221.3 km
- Varndean SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 54.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.6 km
- Downs View Life Skills CollegeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Brighton and Hove
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).