Aldrington CofE Primary School
Eridge Road, Hove, BN3 7QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Verity Coates
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 114555
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273542656
About this school
Aldrington CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Hove. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 412 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Aldrington CofE 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 59 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 71% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 88% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 86% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 80% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Aldrington CofE 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 | 48% | 55.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 55.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 423 |
| 2023/24 | 399 |
| 2024/25 | 408 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aldrington CofE Primary School compares
Aldrington CofE Primary School ranked 13th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4% | 17.7% | 412 | — |
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove | 76% | 4.9% | 14.2% | 614 | 0.2 miles |
| Goldstone Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 19.7% | 659 | 0.6 miles |
| Hangleton Primary School | 51% | 6.9% | 33.3% | 353 | 0.8 miles |
| West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 7.5% | 49.5% | 216 | 0.8 miles |
| Hove Junior School | 76% | 5.3% | 22.9% | 671 | 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)
- 17.65%
- English as an additional language
- 17.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 6.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove0.2 miles
Primary · Brighton and Hove
-
Goldstone Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hove
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Hangleton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hove
-
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Hove
-
Hove Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Hove
Other schools in Hove
Aldrington CofE Primary School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Hove.
- 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
- King's School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Aldrington CofE Primary School teach?
- Aldrington CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hove.
- Who is the headteacher of Aldrington CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Aldrington CofE Primary School is Miss Verity Coates, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aldrington CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aldrington CofE 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 Aldrington CofE Primary School?
- Aldrington CofE Primary School has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Aldrington CofE Primary School full?
- Aldrington CofE Primary School has capacity for 436 pupils and 412 on roll (94%), 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 Aldrington CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Aldrington CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Does Aldrington CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Aldrington CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Aldrington CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Aldrington CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Brighton and Hove?
- Aldrington CofE Primary School ranked 13th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Aldrington CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Aldrington CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Aldrington CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aldrington CofE 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.