Westdene Primary School
About the school
Westdene Primary 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.
- Latest inspection
- 1 October 2024
- Published
- 10 November 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 59%
- Brighton and Hove
- 60%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 5%
- Brighton and Hove
- 5%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 79%
- Brighton and Hove
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 70%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 67%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 15%
- Brighton and Hove
- 26%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 85%
- Brighton and Hove
- 85%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Brighton and Hove
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Brighton and Hove
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- 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
476
Girls
43.49%
Boys
56.51%
SEN support
20.59%
Education, health and care plan
3.36%
English as an additional language
10.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.82%
Overall absence
4.76
Persistent absence
11.72