West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School
About the school
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School is an open primary school in Brighton and Hove.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 53%
- Brighton and Hove
- 60%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 9%
- Brighton and Hove
- 5%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 62%
- Brighton and Hove
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 59%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 65%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 62%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 12%
- Brighton and Hove
- 26%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 68%
- Brighton and Hove
- 85%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Brighton and Hove
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Brighton and Hove
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 101
- Brighton and Hove
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
227
Girls
43.17%
Boys
56.83%
SEN support
13.22%
Education, health and care plan
14.10%
English as an additional language
28.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
49.53%
Overall absence
7.47
Persistent absence
18.54