This is a list of all infant and primary schools in the city (excluding private schools).
Details of opportunities to visit the schools and their open days are available on the school’s website or you can call the school for details of their arrangements.
Please note: there are 2 West Hove Infant schools. Please make sure you ask for the one you want.
Aldrington CE Primary
Eridge Road, Hove, BN3 7QD.
Go to Aldrington CE Primary website.
Phone: 01273 542 656.
Headteacher: Miss V Coates.
Balfour Primary
Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NE.
Go to Balfour Primary website.
Phone: 01273 507 722.
Headteacher: Mr A Gunn.
Benfield Primary
255 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, BN41 1XS.
Go to Benfield Primary website.
Phone: 01273 916 540.
Headteacher: Mr A Dower.
Bevendean Primary
Heath Hill Avenue, Lower Bevendean, Brighton, BN2 4JP.
Go to Bevendean website.
Phone: 01273 681 292.
Headteacher: Mr M Daly.
Bilingual Primary
The Droveway, Hove, BN3 7QA.
Go to Bilingual Primary website.
Phone: 01273 916 212.
Headteacher: Mr S King.
Brackenbury Primary
Locks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LA.
Go to Brackenbury Primary website.
Phone: 01273 418 850.
Headteacher: Miss L Mullarky.
Brunswick Primary
Somerhill Road, Hove, BN3 1RP.
Go to Brunswick Primary website.
Phone: 01273 711 816.
Headteacher: Mrs S Thompson.
Carden Primary (NC)
County Oak Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8LU.
Go to Carden Primary website.
Phone: 01273 293 679.
Headteacher: Mrs L Sibley.
Carlton Hill Primary
Sussex Street, Brighton, BN2 9HS.
Go to Carlton Hill Primary website.
Phone: 01273 604 966.
Headteacher: Ms T Beer.
City Academy Whitehawk
Whitehawk Road, Brighton, BN2 5FL.
Go to City Academy Whitehawk website.
Phone: 01273 681 377.
Headteacher: Mr T McMorrin.
Coldean Primary (NC)
12 Kenwards, Coldean, BN1 9EN.
Go to Coldean Primary website.
Phone: 01273 294 914.
Headteacher: Mr S McConnachie.
Coombe Road Primary
Milner Road, Brighton, BN2 4BP.
Go to Coombe Road Primary website.
Phone: 01273 291 188.
Headteacher: Mr S Scrase.
Cottesmore St Mary Catholic Primary
The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6NB.
Go to Cottesmore St Mary Catholic Primary website.
Phone: 01273 555 811.
Headteacher: Mrs R Breen.
Downs Infant
Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA.
Go to Downs Infant website.
Phone: 01273 099 854.
Headteacher: Mrs L Walker
Elm Grove
Elm Grove Brighton, BN2 3ES.
Go to Elm Grove website.
Phone: 01273 708 004.
Headteacher: Mrs Ben Massey.
Fairlight Primary (NC)
St Leonards Road, Brighton, BN2 3AJ.
Go to Fairlight Primary website.
Phone: 01273 601 270.
Headteacher: Mr D Jordan.
Goldstone Primary (NC)
Laburnum Avenue, Hove, BN3 7JW.
Go to Goldstone Primary website.
Phone: 01273 294 851.
Headteacher: Mrs A Gibbs.
Hangleton Primary
Dale View, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 8LF.
Go to Hangleton Primary website.
Phone: 01273 916 213.
Head of school: Miss A Keene.
Hertford Primary
Hertford Road, Brighton, BN1 7GF.
Go to Hertford Road website.
Phone: 01273 552 931.
Headteacher (acting): Ms R Durneen.
Following a consultation, Hertford Infant School is moving to the Hertford Junior School site. The schools will combine to make a one-form entry primary school in September 2024.
Middle Street Primary
Middle Street, Brighton, BN1 1AL.
Go to Middle Street Primary website.
Phone: 01273 323 184.
Headteacher: Mr R Cooper.
Mile Oak Primary
Graham Avenue, Portslade, BN41 2WN.
Go to Mile Oak Primary website.
Phone: 01273 077 114.
Headteacher: Mr L Lording.
Moulsecoomb Primary (NC)
The Highway, Brighton, BN2 4PA.
Go to Moulsecoomb Primary website.
Phone: 01273 605 700.
Headteacher: Mr A Sutton.
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary
The Green, Rottingdean, BN2 7HA.
Go to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary website.
Phone: 01273 306 980.
Headteacher (interim): Mrs A Philbrook.
Patcham Infant (NC)
Highview Avenue South, Brighton, BN1 8WW.
Go to Patcham Infant website.
Phone: 01273 509 766.
Headteacher: Ms H Hawkins.
Peter Gladwin Primary
Drove Road, Portslade, BN41 2PA.
Go to Peter Gladwin Primary website.
Phone: 01273 916 592.
Headteacher: Ms V Strange.
Queens Park Primary
Park Street, Brighton, BN2 0BN.
Go to Queens Park Primary website.
Phone: 01273 686 822.
Headteacher: Mrs E Gale.
Rudyard Kipling Primary (NC)
Chalkland Rise, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6RH.
Go to Rudyard Kipling Primary website.
Phone: 01273 303 328.
Headteacher: Mr E Hanington.
St Andrew's Primary
Belfast Street, Hove, BN3 3YT.
Go to St Andrew's Primary website.
Phone: 01273 770 082.
Headteacher: Mrs S Thomas.
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary
Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6UT.
Go to St Bernadette's Catholic Primary website.
Phone: 01273 553 813.
Headteacher: Ms C Smith.
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary
Whitehawk Hill Road, Brighton, BN2 5EE.
Go to St John the Baptist Catholic Primary website.
Phone: 01273 607 924.
Headteacher: Ms C Carden.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary
Davey Drive, Brighton, BN1 7BF.
Go to St Joseph's Catholic Primary website.
Phone: 01273 556 607.
Headteacher: Ms G Foan.
St Luke's Primary
Queens Park Rise, Brighton, BN2 9ZF.
Go to St Luke's Primary website.
Phone: 01273 675 080.
Headteacher: Mr S Wattam.
St Margaret's CE Primary
Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HB.
Go to St Margaret's CE Primary website.
Phone: 01273 303 109.
Headteacher: Mrs R Kershaw.
St Mark's CE Primary
Manor Road, Brighton, BN2 5EA.
Go to St Mark's CE Primary website.
Phone: 01273 605 588.
Headteacher: Mrs J Fendley.
St Martin's CE Primary (NC)
Hartington Road, Brighton, BN2 3LJ.
St Martin's CE Primary website.
Phone: 01273 707 114.
Headteacher: Mr A Wingham.
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary (NC)
Spring Street, Brighton, BN1 3EF.
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary website.
Phone: 01273 327 533.
Executive Headteacher: Mrs S Clayton.
St Mary's Catholic Primary
Church Road, Portslade, BN41 1LB.
Go to St Mary's Catholic Primary website.
Phone: 01273 418 416.
Headteacher: Mrs S Clayton.
St Nicolas CE Primary
Locks Hill, Portslade, BN41 2LA.
Go to St Nicolas CE Primary website.
Phone: 01273 418 026.
Headteacher: Mr A Richbell.
St Paul's CE Primary (NC)
St Nicholas Road, Brighton, BN1 3LP.
Go to St Paul's CE Primary website.
Phone: 01273 721 001.
Headteacher: Ms M Lord.
Saltdean Primary
Ciltington Way, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HB.
Go to Saltdean Primary website.
Phone: 01273 303 358.
Headteacher: Mr J Maxwell.
Stanford Infant
Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS.
Go to Stanford Infant website.
Phone: 01273 555 240.
Headteacher: Miss M Denyer.
West Blatchington Primary (NC)
Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN.
Go to West Blatchington Primary website.
Phone: 01273 770 777.
Headteacher: Mr R Brentnall.
West Hove Infant - Holland Road
Holland Road, Hove, BN3 1JY.
Go to West Hove Infant website.
Phone: 01273 733 386 option 2.
Executive Headteacher: Mrs M Southern.
West Hove Infant - Portland Road
Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA.
Go to West Hove Infant website.
Phone: 01273 733 386.
Executive Headteacher: Mrs M Southern.
Westdene Primary
Bankside, Brighton, BN1 5GN.
Go to Westdene Primary website.
Phone: 01273 916 618.
Headteacher (Joint Acting): Ms J Stratton & Lisa Hagon
Woodingdean Primary
Warren Road, Brighton, BN2 6BB.
Go to Woodingdean Primary website.
Phone: 01273 680 811.
Headteacher: Ms G Chumnansin.
Size of schools and how places were allocated last year
School |
Number on roll (May 2024) |
How many places offered under each criteria for September 2024 |
Published admission number for September 2025 |
Aldrington CE Primary |
402 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
60 |
Balfour Primary |
677 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
90 |
Benfield Primary |
232 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
30 |
Bevendean Primary |
331 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |
Bilingual Primary |
615 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
90 |
Brackenbury Primary |
166 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
30 |
Brunswick Primary |
743 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
90 |
Carden Primary (NC) |
349 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |
Carlton Hill Primary |
213 |
SEN 1 Priority 1: 2 Priority 2: 0 Priority 3: 11 Priority 4: N/A Priority 5: 16 Furthest child in Priority 5 lived 447.42 metres from the school |
30 |
City Academy Whitehawk |
361 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |
Coldean Primary (NC) |
293 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |
Coombe Road Primary |
158 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
30 |
Cottesmore St Mary Catholic Primary* |
422 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
60 |
Downs Infant |
345 |
SEN 0 Priority 1: 1 Priority 2: 0 Priority 3: 45 Priority 4: N/A Priority 5: 44 Furthest child in Priority 5 lived 867.45 metres from the school |
90 |
Elm Grove |
417 |
SEN 0 Priority 1: 2 Priority 2: 0 Priority 3: 29 Priority 4: N/A Priority 5: 41 Furthest child in Priority 5 lived 650.69 metres from the school |
60 |
Fairlight Primary (NC) |
316 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |
Goldstone Primary (NC) |
641 |
SEN 0 Priority 1: 3 Priority 2: 0 Priority 3: 31 Priority 4: N/A Priority 5: 56 Furthest child in Priority 5 lived 2682.97 metres from the school |
90 |
Hangleton Primary |
417 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |
Hertford Primary |
83 |
SEN 0 Priority 1: 0 Priority 2: 0 Priority 3: 12 Priority 4: N/A Priority 5: 18 Furthest child in Priority 5 lived 908.84 metres from the school |
30 |
Middle Street Primary |
180 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
30 |
Mile Oak Primary |
402 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |
Moulsecoomb Primary (NC) |
152 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
30 |
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary |
202 |
Information is available from the school governors |
30 |
Patcham Infant (NC) |
262 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference |
90 |
Peter Gladwin Primary |
212 |
SEN 0 Priority 1: 0 Priority 2: 1 Priority 3: 7 Priority 4: N/A Priority 5: 22 Furthest child in Priority 5 lived 1620.45 metres from the school |
30 |
Queens Park Primary |
320 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |
Rudyard Kipling Primary (NC) |
304 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
30 |
St Andrew's Primary |
632 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
90 |
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary |
204 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
30 |
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary * |
196 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
30 |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary* |
157 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
30 |
St Lukes Primary |
621 |
SEN 1 Priority 1: 0 Priority 2: 0 Priority 3: 37 Priority 4: N/A Priority 5: 52 Furthest child in Priority 5 lived 767.40 metres from the school. |
90 |
St Margaret's CE Primary |
169 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
30 |
St Mark's CE Primary |
167 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
30 |
St Martin's CE Primary (NC) |
174 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
30 |
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary (NC) |
157 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
30 |
St Mary's Catholic Primary |
203 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
30 |
St Nicolas CE Primary |
419 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
60 |
St Paul's CE Primary (NC) |
178 |
Information is available from the school governors. |
30 |
Saltdean Primary |
563 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |
Stanford Infant |
227 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |
West Blatchington Primary (NC) |
227 |
SEN 1 Priority 1: 0 Priority 2: 0 Priority 3: 11 Priority 4: N/A Priority 5: 18 Furthest child in Priority 5 lived 2607.32 metres from the school. |
30 |
West Hove Infant - Holland Road |
126 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |
West Hove Infant -Portland Road |
360 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
120 |
Westdene Primary |
474 |
SEN 0 Priority 1: 0 Priority 2: 0 Priority 3: 19 Priority 4: N/A Priority 5: 41 Furthest child in Priority 5 lived 1905.79 metres from the school |
60 |
Woodingdean Primary |
369 |
All preferences allocated unless offered a higher preference. |
60 |