# Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Brighton and Hove, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 436 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E114567. [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 436
- Council: Brighton and Hove
- URN: 114567

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 72% of pupils at Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Brighton and Hove and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 72% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Cardinal Newman Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardinal-newman-catholic-school-e114611): 200 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancing-college-preparatory-school-at-hove-e114626): 480 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [The Montessori Place](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-montessori-place-e136947): 530 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Windlesham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windlesham-school-e114618): 580 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Stanford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanford-primary-school-e114377): 630 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2022
- [Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brighton-hove-and-sussex-sixth-form-college-e130669): 740 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/114567)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/114567)

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/cottesmore-st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e114567