Primary school

Goldstone Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Brighton and Hove
  • BN3 7JW
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,138 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 68%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 13%13%2016/17: top 44%2017/18: top 54%2018/19: top 72%2022/23: top 58%2023/24: top 59%2024/25: top 68%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM57% · South East 64%3/10 Below+6.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · South East 7%5/10 Middle+8.6 pts
Reading score107 · South East 1066/10 Middle+17.8 pts
Maths score105 · South East 1055/10 Middle+38.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 75% · 64 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 66% · 95 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 66% · 94 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 58% · 125 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 58% · 95 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 59% · 94 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 57% · 91 pupils · South East 64%75%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 64 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 13% · 95 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 2% · 94 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 8% · 125 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 12% · 95 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 5% · 94 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 7% · 91 pupils · South East 7%13%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 64 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 107 · 95 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 94 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 125 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 95 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 94 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 91 pupils · South East 106107105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 64 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 95 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 103 · 94 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 125 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 95 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 94 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 91 pupils · South East 105105102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
72 of 72 who put it first2014 · 73.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7272
2nd582
3rd751

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2018Remains Good
  4. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026659
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.7%
First language not English10.1%
SEN support9.3%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils8.9%

Girls 47.8%Boys 52.2%

93.6% full · 704 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.4
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 22.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 28.4
  • Other support 11.2

Teachers 25.8 FTE · Whole workforce 65.3 · 88 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,244
Spend per pupil£6,206
Staff spend per pupil£5,195
Reserve per pupil£367
  • +£240,547revenue reserve
  • +£24,588in-year balance

Grants £5,826 · self-generated £426 · premises £243 per pupil