Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Hove, Brighton and Hove
BN3 6NB
Composite score
53.8

Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School at a glance

Located in Hove, Brighton and Hove, Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 435 pupils aged 5 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 72% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#5,898
National rank
#879
In South East
#6
In Brighton and Hove
Top 40%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 435 % FSM ever-6 16.1% % EAL 25.3% Age range 5–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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