Stanford Junior School
Stanford Road, Brighton, BN1 5PR
This school is open but due to close.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Trudy Roberts
- Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 384
- Pupils on roll
- 292
- URN
- 114376
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273565570
About this school
Stanford Junior School is a community primary school in Brighton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 292 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stanford Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 March 2024, 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 | 78 | 64 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 72% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 14% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 91% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 81% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 92% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Stanford Junior 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 | 67% | 55.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 55.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 310 |
| 2023/24 | 305 |
| 2024/25 | 304 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanford Junior School compares
Stanford Junior School ranked 16th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.5% | 20.4% | 292 | — |
| Stanford Infant School | — | 4.2% | 10% | 197 | 0.2 miles |
| Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 16.1% | 436 | 0.6 miles |
| Downs Junior School | 60% | 5.4% | 16.8% | 495 | 0.6 miles |
| Downs Infant School | — | 5.7% | 11.5% | 289 | 0.6 miles |
| Brunswick Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 21% | 586 | 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)
- 20.39%
- English as an additional language
- 15.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 10.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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Stanford Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Brighton
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Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hove
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Downs Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighton
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Downs Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighton
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Brunswick Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hove
Other schools in Brighton
Stanford Junior School ranks 12th 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
- Coombe Road Primary School Primary
- Downs Infant School Primary
- Downs Junior School Primary
- Eastbrook Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Stanford Junior School teach?
- Stanford Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanford Junior School?
- The headteacher of Stanford Junior School is Mrs Trudy Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stanford Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanford Junior 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 many pupils are at Stanford Junior School?
- Stanford Junior School has 292 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Stanford Junior School a faith school?
- No. Stanford Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanford Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stanford Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Stanford Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stanford Junior School compare with other schools in Brighton and Hove?
- Stanford Junior School ranked 16th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stanford Junior School's absence rate?
- Stanford Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stanford Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanford Junior 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.