West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School
Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN
This school is closed (it closed in July 2023).
It was replaced by West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Russell Brentnall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Hove
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 445
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 114425
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
About this school
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School was a community primary school in Hove. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 252 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 |
| Writing progress | -1.30 |
| Maths progress | +1.50 |
How West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 48.7% | 252 | — |
| West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 7.5% | 49.5% | 216 | 0.0 miles |
| Hangleton Primary School | 51% | 6.9% | 33.3% | 353 | 0.4 miles |
| Aldrington CofE Primary School | 63% | 4% | 17.7% | 412 | 0.8 miles |
| Goldstone Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 19.7% | 659 | 0.8 miles |
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove | 76% | 4.9% | 14.2% | 614 | 1.0 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.7%
- English as an additional language
- 31%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 15.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Hove
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Hangleton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hove
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Aldrington CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hove
-
Goldstone Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hove
-
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove1.0 miles
Primary · Brighton and Hove
Other 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
- Hove Junior 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
Common questions
- What ages does West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School teach?
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Hove.
- Has West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School?
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School had 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Blatchington Primary and Nursery 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 12 September 2023.