Bevendean Primary School and Nursery
Heath Hill Avenue, Lower Bevendean, Brighton, BN2 4JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Petrina Ferris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 317
- URN
- 114485
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273681292
About this school
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Brighton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 317 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bevendean Primary School and Nursery, 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 45 | 38 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 71% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 89% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 89% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 89% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 110.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Bevendean Primary School and Nursery 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 | 60% | 55.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 55.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 340 |
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 308 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bevendean Primary School and Nursery compares
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery ranked 9th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.9% | 52.6% | 317 | — |
| Moulsecoomb Primary School | 46% | 8.5% | 59.9% | 205 | 0.8 miles |
| Coombe Road Primary School | 47% | 7.5% | 52.6% | 192 | 0.8 miles |
| Woodingdean Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
| Hertford Primary School | 44% | 6.9% | 36.2% | 205 | 1.1 miles |
| City Academy Whitehawk | 57% | 7.8% | 63.4% | 323 | 1.1 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)
- 52.6%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.91%
- Persistent absence
- 18.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moulsecoomb Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Coombe Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Woodingdean Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Hertford Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
City Academy Whitehawk1.1 miles
Primary · Brighton
Other schools in Brighton
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery ranks 6th of the 36 ranked primary schools in Brighton.
- Balfour Primary School Primary
- Benfield Primary School 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
- Elm Grove Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bevendean Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Bevendean Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Bevendean Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Petrina Ferris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bevendean Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bevendean Primary School and Nursery, 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 Bevendean Primary School and Nursery?
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery has 317 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bevendean Primary School and Nursery full?
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 317 on roll (75%), 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 Bevendean Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Bevendean Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Bevendean Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bevendean Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Bevendean Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Bevendean Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bevendean Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bevendean Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Brighton and Hove?
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery ranked 9th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bevendean Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bevendean Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bevendean Primary School and Nursery'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.