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Eastbrook Primary Academy

Primary · Brighton · BN42 4NF

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 13 May 2025

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At a glance

364 pupils · 87% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
20.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.eastbrook.w-sussex.sch.uk
URN
139674

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 43 families named it first for 42 Reception places, 1.02 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2022 entry went to 1512.01 m (≈0.94 mi); distance decided places in 1 of the 6 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2021 to 2026. At its inspection on 13 May 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.02 first-choice applications per place

42 places offered · 43 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2022 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 1512.01 m (≈0.94 mi)

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
68%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
18%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school68%
Median of its 12 closest peers58%
West Sussex average59.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Patcham Junior SchoolBrighton · 4 miles awayNo current grade72%
Orchard Junior SchoolSouthampton · 52 miles awayExpected standard64%
Castle Primary SchoolFareham · 39 miles awayGood68%
Beech Green Primary SchoolGloucester · 112 miles awayRequires improvement59%
St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, SoundwellBRISTOL · 108 miles awayGood53%
Watermore Primary SchoolFrampton Cotterell · 108 miles awayGood82%
Lincewood Primary AcademyBasildon · 57 miles awayNot yet graded49%
Aldrington CofE Primary SchoolHove · 2 miles awayExpected standard63%
Horndean Church of England Junior SchoolWaterlooville · 34 miles awayExpected standard54%
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and NurseryWare · 68 miles awayGood54%
Romsey Primary School & NurseryRomsey · 56 miles awayGood50%
Biggin Hill Primary SchoolWesterham · 35 miles awayGood57%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 79% (West Sussex 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 7% (West Sussex 6%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (West Sussex 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (West Sussex 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (West Sussex 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (West Sussex 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (West Sussex 0%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (West Sussex 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (West Sussex 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.18 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · West Sussex: 2.81 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

70% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,783; 15% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,770
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£151,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier87.4%62.3%
Social housing5.9%17.1%
Privately rented6.5%20.5%
Detached houses11.6%22.9%
Flats2.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms22.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031349 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£400,000437 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£317,000–£465,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (63)£476,000
Semi-detached (156)£439,000
Terraced (143)£385,000
Flat (75)£240,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (1.51 km, 2022 entry): 831 sales, median £400,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
30an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
9an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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