Primary school

Patcham Infant School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–7
  • Mixed
  • Brighton and Hove
  • BN1 8WW
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against South East

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · South East 64No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · South East 7No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · South East 106No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · South East 105No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
77 of 77 who put it first2014 · 81.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7777
2nd606
3rd191

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Outstanding
  2. 2008Outstanding
  3. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026272
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.7%
First language not English6.8%
SEN support8.6%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils9.5%

Girls 47.5%Boys 52.5%

85% full · 320 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher38.2
Pupils per adult17.4
  • Classroom teachers 5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.2
  • Other support 0.7

Teachers 7 FTE · Whole workforce 15.9 · 29 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,462
Spend per pupil£6,664
Staff spend per pupil£5,726
Reserve per pupil£3
  • +£830revenue reserve
  • −£54,008in-year balance

Grants £5,895 · self-generated £567 · premises £326 per pupil