# West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School

West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Brighton and Hove, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 216 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149963. [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 216
- Council: Brighton and Hove
- URN: 149963

## Latest Ofsted outcome

No outcome in Ofsted's file
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, 53% of pupils at West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Brighton and Hove and 62% in England.
9% 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 | 53% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 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

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

- [King's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-school-e139409): 70 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hangleton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hangleton-primary-school-e151062): 690 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2024, before the school changed. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Blatchington Mill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blatchington-mill-school-e114606): 1.2 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 52.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Aldrington CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldrington-cofe-primary-school-e114555): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Goldstone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldstone-primary-school-e114398): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bilingual-primary-school-brighton-and-hove-e138261): 1.6 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/149963)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149963)

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