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St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

Whitehawk Hill Road, Brighton, BN2 0AH

Local ranking31st of 46 primary schools in Brighton and Hove
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
40.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
77.0%
Writing (Expected)
40.0%
Maths (Expected)
57.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
73.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
100.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
196
Boys
98 (50%)
Girls
98 (50%)
Capacity
210 (93% full)
SEND
19.9%
FSM Eligible
41.8%
EAL
45.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.6%
SEN Support
14.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.6
Budget per Pupil
£7,384/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
22.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 42.9%
  • Asian Other: 11.2%
  • Black African: 11.2%
  • White Other: 9.7%
  • Asian Indian: 6.6%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 5.6%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.1%
  • Mixed Other: 3.6%

42.9%

White British

11.2%

Asian Other

11.2%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
114540
UKPRN
10076889
Establishment No.
3311