West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

Brighton and HoveLocal Authority

Hove and PortsladeConstituency

BN3 8BNPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Brighton and Hove, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 216 pupils. West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School is part of The Pioneer Academy.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2015

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

52%

Asian

16%

Black

Mixed

21%

Any other group

Pupils

216

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 216
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Pioneer Academy

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2015	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.