Eastbrook Primary Academy
Manor Hall Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Clark
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 364
- URN
- 139674
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273874050
About this school
Eastbrook Primary Academy is a primary academy in Brighton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 364 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eastbrook Primary Academy, 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 57 | 55 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 78% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 13% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 85% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 73% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| 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 Eastbrook Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eastbrook Primary Academy compares
Eastbrook Primary Academy ranked 55th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 6.4% | 20.1% | 364 | — |
| Brackenbury Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 38.1% | 185 | 0.6 miles |
| St Nicolas CofE Primary School | 59% | 4.5% | 16.6% | 416 | 0.6 miles |
| Glebe Primary School | 40% | 4.9% | 21.8% | 453 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 29.3% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Peter Gladwin Primary School | 77% | 5.9% | 21.4% | 195 | 0.7 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)
- 20.05%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.39%
- Persistent absence
- 15.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brackenbury Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighton
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St Nicolas CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Glebe Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Peter Gladwin Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Brighton
Other schools in Brighton
Eastbrook Primary Academy ranks 7th 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
- Elm Grove Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Eastbrook Primary Academy teach?
- Eastbrook Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Eastbrook Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Eastbrook Primary Academy is Mr Matthew Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eastbrook Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eastbrook Primary Academy, 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 Eastbrook Primary Academy?
- Eastbrook Primary Academy has 364 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Eastbrook Primary Academy full?
- Eastbrook Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 364 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 Eastbrook Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Eastbrook Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Eastbrook Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eastbrook Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Eastbrook Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Eastbrook Primary Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Eastbrook Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eastbrook Primary Academy compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Eastbrook Primary Academy ranked 55th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eastbrook Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Eastbrook Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eastbrook Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eastbrook Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.