Coombe Road Primary School
Milner Road, Brighton, BN2 4BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Scrase
- Constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 114365
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273077130
About this school
Coombe Road Primary School is a community primary school in Brighton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 10 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 40% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 26% | 60% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 21% | 50% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 32% | 70% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 94.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Coombe Road Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Brighton and Hove average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16% | 55.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 55.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 166 |
| 2023/24 | 158 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coombe Road Primary School compares
Coombe Road Primary School ranked 35th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 7.5% | 52.6% | 192 | — |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 40.2% | 212 | 0.4 miles |
| Fairlight Primary School | 51% | 6.3% | 49.1% | 393 | 0.5 miles |
| Hertford Primary School | 44% | 6.9% | 36.2% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| Elm Grove Primary School | 39% | 5.8% | 20.2% | 404 | 0.6 miles |
| Downs Infant School | — | 5.7% | 11.5% | 289 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.57%
- English as an additional language
- 21.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.53%
- Persistent absence
- 23.03%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Martin's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Brighton
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Fairlight Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Brighton
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Hertford Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighton
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Elm Grove Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighton
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Downs Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Brighton
Other schools in Brighton
Coombe Road Primary School ranks 27th of the 36 ranked primary schools in Brighton.
- Balfour Primary School Primary
- Benfield Primary School Primary
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brackenbury Primary School Primary
- Carden Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Carlton Hill Primary School Primary
- City Academy Whitehawk Primary
- Coldean Primary School Primary
- Downs Infant School Primary
- Downs Junior School Primary
- Eastbrook Primary Academy Primary
- Elm Grove Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Coombe Road Primary School teach?
- Coombe Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Coombe Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Coombe Road Primary School is Mr Stuart Scrase, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Coombe Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coombe Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Coombe Road Primary School?
- Coombe Road Primary School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Coombe Road Primary School full?
- Coombe Road Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Coombe Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Coombe Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Coombe Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Coombe Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Coombe Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 16% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coombe Road Primary School rank locally?
- Coombe Road Primary School ranked 35th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coombe Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Coombe Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coombe Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coombe Road Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.