Elm Grove Primary School
Elm Grove, Brighton, BN2 3ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Massey
- Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 114477
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273708004
About this school
Elm Grove Primary School is a community primary school in Brighton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 404 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elm Grove 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 64 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 52% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 61% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 61% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Elm Grove 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 | 41% | 55.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 55.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elm Grove Primary School compares
Elm Grove Primary School ranked 41st of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 5.8% | 20.2% | 404 | — |
| Fairlight Primary School | 51% | 6.3% | 49.1% | 393 | 0.3 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 40.2% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| St Luke's Primary School | 60% | 5.4% | 18.7% | 622 | 0.3 miles |
| Coombe Road Primary School | 47% | 7.5% | 52.6% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Queen's Park Primary School | 30% | 9.1% | 48.3% | 286 | 0.6 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)
- 20.15%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fairlight Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Brighton
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St Martin's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Brighton
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St Luke's Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Brighton
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Coombe Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighton
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Queen's Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighton
Other schools in Brighton
Elm Grove Primary School ranks 34th 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 ages does Elm Grove Primary School teach?
- Elm Grove Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Elm Grove Primary School?
- The headteacher of Elm Grove Primary School is Mr Ben Massey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elm Grove Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elm Grove 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 Elm Grove Primary School?
- Elm Grove Primary School has 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Elm Grove Primary School full?
- Elm Grove Primary School has capacity for 436 pupils and 404 on roll (93%), 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 Elm Grove Primary School a faith school?
- No. Elm Grove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elm Grove Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Elm Grove Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Elm Grove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elm Grove Primary School compare with other schools in Brighton and Hove?
- Elm Grove Primary School ranked 41st of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elm Grove Primary School's absence rate?
- Elm Grove Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elm Grove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elm Grove 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.