Coombe Road Primary School
Primary · Brighton · BN2 4BP
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 3 February 2023
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- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- URN
- 152644
In figures
Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2025 entry went to 2893.39 m (≈1.80 mi); distance decided places in 1 of the 4 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2022 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 3 February 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good.
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 (2025 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 2893.39 m (≈1.80 mi)
measured by shortest walking route.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
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The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 28.1% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 16.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 17.8% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 27.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 45.9% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 40.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 23.2% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 34.8% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 2.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 22.9% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 24.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 40.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016909 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £361,000576 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £275,000–£440,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
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
- 14an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 57an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 17an 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