Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolBilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove are primary schools.
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School and 76.0% for Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove (68.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HoveCottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Brighton and HoveBilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B70/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 46 in Brighton and Hove Stronger figure | 27th of 46 in Brighton and Hove | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 5-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 435 | 598 | |
| Capacity | 436 | 630 | |
| Location | Hove, BN3 6NB | Brighton and Hove, BN3 7QA | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 72.0% | 76.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 6.0% | 11.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 | 109.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 435 | 598 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.1% | 14.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.3% | 23.7% | |
| SEN support | 11.5% | 11.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 1.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.2% Stronger figure | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 11.5% | 15.8% |
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.
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
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