Community school · Brighton and Hove
Brackenbury Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 5–11
Term dates
We haven't checked Brighton and Hove's term dates yet. See the school's website.
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 17 families put this school as their first choice, and 19 places were offered. 17 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 19 | 17 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 24 | 23 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 29 | 27 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Sussex Kids Hub. Ofsted report
- Go Wild Workshops LTD St Nicolas C of E primary. Ofsted report
- The Skate Club, St Nicolas. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 23 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 1 March 2022. Overall: Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Pupils
- 185 (capacity 230)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Phone
- 01273418850
- Address
- Locks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LA
- Website
- brackenburyprimary.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.