Carden Nursery and Primary School
Community school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 359 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 37.90% |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Address | County Oak Avenue, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8LU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.carden.brighton-hove.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01273916606 |
| URN | 131789 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 March 2026, published 28 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Latest ungraded inspection: 30 September 2021, outcome: School remains Good.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Patcham Junior School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Coldean Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Patcham Infant School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Hertford Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Balfour Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Moulsecoomb Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Westdene Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Brighton and Hove
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.