Moulsecoomb Primary School
The Highway, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, BN2 4PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Myers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pioneer Academy
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 607
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 147680
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273605700
About this school
Moulsecoomb Primary School is a primary academy in Brighton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- 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 | 20 | 19 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 42% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 74% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 53% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 37% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Moulsecoomb 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 | 65% | 55.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 56% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 55.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moulsecoomb Primary School compares
Moulsecoomb Primary School ranked 37th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 8.5% | 59.9% | 205 | — |
| Hertford Primary School | 44% | 6.9% | 36.2% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| Bevendean Primary School and Nursery | 69% | 6.9% | 52.6% | 317 | 0.8 miles |
| Coombe Road Primary School | 47% | 7.5% | 52.6% | 192 | 0.8 miles |
| Coldean Primary School | 46% | 7.4% | 45.7% | 309 | 1.0 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 40.2% | 212 | 1.2 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)
- 59.89%
- English as an additional language
- 28.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.45%
- Persistent absence
- 30.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hertford Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Coombe Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
Coldean Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Brighton
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Brighton
Other schools in Brighton
Moulsecoomb Primary School ranks 29th 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 year groups does Moulsecoomb Primary School teach?
- Moulsecoomb Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Moulsecoomb Primary School?
- The headteacher of Moulsecoomb Primary School is Mrs Amy Myers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Moulsecoomb Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moulsecoomb 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 big is Moulsecoomb Primary School?
- Moulsecoomb Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Moulsecoomb Primary School full?
- Moulsecoomb Primary School has capacity for 607 pupils and 205 on roll (34%), 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 Moulsecoomb Primary School a faith school?
- No. Moulsecoomb Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moulsecoomb Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moulsecoomb Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Moulsecoomb Primary School?
- Moulsecoomb Primary School is part of THE PIONEER ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Moulsecoomb Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Moulsecoomb Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Moulsecoomb Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moulsecoomb Primary School rank locally?
- Moulsecoomb Primary School ranked 37th of 43 primary schools in Brighton and Hove for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moulsecoomb Primary School's absence rate?
- Moulsecoomb Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moulsecoomb Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moulsecoomb 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 10 July 2026.