Coombe Road Primary SchoolSt Martin's CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Brighton.

Summary of the comparison

Coombe Road Primary School and St Martin's CofE Primary School are primary schools in Brighton.

  • Coombe Road Primary School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St Martin's CofE Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Martin's CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Coombe Road Primary School was judged Good and St Martin's CofE Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 47.0% for Coombe Road Primary School and 60.0% for St Martin's CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Coombe Road Primary School (16.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Martin's CofE Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Coombe Road Primary School versus St Martin's CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BrightonCoombe Road Primary SchoolBrightonSt Martin's CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF35/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking39th of 46 in Brighton and Hove 26th of 46 in Brighton and Hove Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll175 190
Capacity210 210
LocationBrighton, BN2 4BP Brighton, BN2 3LJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 60.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census175 190
Free school meals (ever 6)52.6% 40.2%
English as an additional language21.1% 23.7%
SEN support27.4% 23.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.1% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% 5.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.0% 17.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Coombe Road Primary School

St Martin's CofE Primary School

Full profiles: Coombe Road Primary School · St Martin's CofE Primary School