Westdene Primary School
Bankside, Westdene, Brighton, BN1 5GN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Lopatin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 114380
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273916618
About this school
Westdene Primary School is a community primary school in Brighton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 445 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 84 | 91 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 65% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 82% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 76% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 80% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Westdene 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 | 70% | 55.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 55.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 520 |
| 2023/24 | 506 |
| 2024/25 | 476 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westdene Primary School compares
Westdene Primary School ranked 21st of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.8% | 16.8% | 445 | — |
| Patcham Infant School | — | 4.7% | 11.7% | 272 | 0.7 miles |
| Patcham Junior School | 72% | 5.3% | 15.8% | 353 | 0.9 miles |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.5% | 10.6% | 220 | 1.1 miles |
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove | 76% | 4.9% | 14.2% | 614 | 1.2 miles |
| Aldrington CofE Primary School | 63% | 4% | 17.7% | 412 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.82%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.76%
- Persistent absence
- 11.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Patcham Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Patcham Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove1.2 miles
Primary · Brighton and Hove
-
Aldrington CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hove
Other schools in Brighton
Westdene Primary School ranks 17th 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 year groups does Westdene Primary School teach?
- Westdene Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Westdene Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westdene Primary School is Mr Ian Lopatin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westdene Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westdene 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 Westdene Primary School?
- Westdene Primary School has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westdene Primary School full?
- Westdene Primary School has capacity for 500 pupils and 445 on roll (89%), 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 Westdene Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westdene Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westdene Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westdene Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Westdene Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westdene Primary School rank locally?
- Westdene Primary School ranked 21st of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westdene Primary School's absence rate?
- Westdene Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westdene Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westdene 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.