Hove Junior School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

Brighton and HoveLocal Authority

Hove and PortsladeConstituency

BN3 5JAPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Hove Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Brighton and Hove, South East.

It currently serves 671 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

671

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 671
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 Jul 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
8 Dec 2011	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.