Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

Brighton and HoveLocal Authority

Hove and PortsladeConstituency

BN3 6NBPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Brighton and Hove, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 436 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 70%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

66%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Any other group

12%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

436

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 436
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
10 Jan 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.