Stanford Primary School
Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Emma Lake
- Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 114377
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273555240
About this school
Stanford Primary School is a community primary school in Brighton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stanford Primary 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
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 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 | 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 Primary 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
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Jenny Stratton (until September 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Jenny Stratton to Emma Lake recorded 4 Sep 2026
- Capacity changed from 270 to 498 recorded 4 Sep 2026
- School name changed from Stanford Infant School to Stanford Primary School recorded 4 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Stanford Primary School teach?
- Stanford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stanford Primary School is Emma Lake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stanford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanford 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 many pupils are at Stanford Primary School?
- Stanford Primary School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stanford Primary School full?
- Stanford Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 197 on roll (40%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stanford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stanford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Stanford Primary School's absence rate?
- Stanford Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Stanford Primary 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 Primary 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 4 September 2026.