Stanford Infant School
Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Jenny Stratton
- Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 114377
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273555240
About this school
Stanford Infant School is a community primary school in Brighton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 197 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Stanford Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanford Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 10% | 197 | — |
| Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 16.1% | 436 | 0.4 miles |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.5% | 10.6% | 220 | 0.6 miles |
| Brunswick Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 21% | 586 | 0.7 miles |
| Downs Junior School | 60% | 5.4% | 16.8% | 495 | 0.8 miles |
| Downs Infant School | — | 5.7% | 11.5% | 289 | 0.8 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)
- 9.95%
- English as an additional language
- 17.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 9.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hove
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Brunswick Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hove
-
Downs Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Downs Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Brighton
Other 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 year groups does Stanford Infant School teach?
- Stanford Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanford Infant School?
- The headteacher of Stanford Infant School is Jenny Stratton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stanford Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanford Infant 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 Stanford Infant School?
- Stanford Infant School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Stanford Infant School full?
- Stanford Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 197 on roll (73%), 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 Stanford Infant School a faith school?
- No. Stanford Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanford Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stanford Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Stanford Infant School's absence rate?
- Stanford Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Stanford Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Stanford Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.