St Paul's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 151 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 31.80% |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Address | St Nicholas Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3LP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 01273721001 |
| URN | 114543 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 14 April 2026, published 17 May 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 | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 13 March 2023, published 13 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| 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 Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Middle Street Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Carlton Hill Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Brunswick Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Queen's Park Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Stanford Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Downs Infant School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- St Luke's Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
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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.