Hove Junior School
Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Madeleine Southern
- Federation
- Hove Learning Federation
- Constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 768
- Pupils on roll
- 671
- URN
- 114403
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273916609
About this school
Hove Junior School is a community primary school in Hove. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 671 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hove 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 178 | 165 | 185 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 72% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 9% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 81% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 81% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Hove 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 | 76% | 55.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 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 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 695 |
| 2023/24 | 669 |
| 2024/25 | 673 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hove Junior School compares
Hove Junior School ranked 4th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.3% | 22.9% | 671 | — |
| West Hove Infant School | — | 4.6% | 18% | 506 | 0.0 miles |
| Goldstone Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 19.7% | 659 | 0.5 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 19.4% | 648 | 0.8 miles |
| Benfield Primary School | 50% | 6.8% | 37% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| Aldrington CofE Primary School | 63% | 4% | 17.7% | 412 | 0.9 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)
- 22.88%
- English as an additional language
- 20.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 9.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Hove Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Hove
-
Goldstone Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hove
-
St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hove
-
Benfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Aldrington CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hove
Other schools in Hove
Hove Junior School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Hove.
- Aldrington CofE Primary School Primary
- Brunswick Primary School Primary
- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Goldstone Primary School Primary
- Hangleton Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Primary
- West Hove Infant School Primary
- Blatchington Mill School Secondary
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School Secondary
- Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- King's School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Hove Junior School teach?
- Hove Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Hove.
- Who is the headteacher of Hove Junior School?
- The headteacher of Hove Junior School is Mrs Madeleine Southern, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hove Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hove 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 Hove Junior School?
- Hove Junior School has 671 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Hove Junior School full?
- Hove Junior School has capacity for 768 pupils and 671 on roll (87%), 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 Hove Junior School a faith school?
- No. Hove Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hove Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hove Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hove Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Hove Junior School is part of the Hove Learning Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hove Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hove Junior School compare with other schools in Brighton and Hove?
- Hove Junior School ranked 4th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hove Junior School's absence rate?
- Hove Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hove Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hove 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.