Coombe Road Primary School

Brighton and HoveCommunity school

Milner Road, Brighton, BN2 4BP

Headteacher: Mr Stuart ScraseSchool website ↗Pupils: 175 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
47%
Reading, Writing & Maths
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
47.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 68%·Writing 63%·Maths 53%All three 47%
Reading
Expected68%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected63%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected53%
Exceeding5%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
29of 31 (93.5%)
How many applied in total?
78

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
58.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
26.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
37.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
96 girls, 79 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 75% (2017/18), currently 47%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1645.0%3.0%+3.0+3.5+3.2
2016/1773.0%8.0%+2.1+0.8+0.3
2017/1875.0%3.0%+0.1-0.9-2.1
2018/1952.0%3.0%+3.6+0.8+0.3
2022/2316.0%0.0%-2.0-3.9-4.8
2023/2440.0%0.0%---
2024/2547.0%0.0%---