Hertford Primary SchoolMoulsecoomb Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hertford Primary School and Moulsecoomb Primary School are primary schools in Brighton.

  • Hertford Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Moulsecoomb Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hertford Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hertford Primary School was judged strong and Moulsecoomb Primary School 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 44.0% for Hertford Primary School and 46.0% for Moulsecoomb Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Moulsecoomb Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hertford Primary School versus Moulsecoomb Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BrightonHertford Primary SchoolBrightonMoulsecoomb Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking36th of 46 in Brighton and Hove 33rd of 46 in Brighton and Hove Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll210 211
Capacity218 607
LocationBrighton, BN1 7FP Brighton, BN2 4PA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard44.0% 46.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census210 211
Free school meals (ever 6)36.2% 59.9%
English as an additional language7.6% 28.9%
SEN support29.5% 32.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.2% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.9% Stronger figure8.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.2% Stronger figure30.4% 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.

Hertford Primary School

Moulsecoomb Primary School

Full profiles: Hertford Primary School · Moulsecoomb Primary School