City Academy Whitehawk
Academy sponsor led in Brighton, Brighton and Hove.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 323 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 63.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | AURORA ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Address | Whitehawk Road, Whitehawk, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 5FL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.caw.brighton-hove.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01273681377 |
| URN | 139677 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 May 2024, published 18 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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
- St Mark's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Luke's Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Elm Grove Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Queen's Park Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Martin's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Fairlight Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Coombe Road Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
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