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Patcham Infant School

URN
114373
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Patcham Infant School
URN
114373
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

81 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#1 of 32 schools in Brighton and Hove

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Patcham Infant School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Patcham Infant School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 January 2023
Inspection date
23 November 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 18 January 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 18 January 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

84

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

155

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

81

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.85×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Brighton and Hove)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.patchaminf.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Brighton and Hove to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

BN1 8WW - Highview Avenue South, Brighton, East Sussex

Contact details

Address
Highview Avenue South, Brighton, East Sussex
Postcode
BN1 8WW
Phone
1273509766
Website
www.patchaminf.brighton-hove.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Brighton and Hove
Local authority code
846

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 157 schools in Brighton and Hove.

Authority statistics

Total schools

157

Open schools

82

Closed schools

74

Primary schools

77

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 18 January 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 18 January 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 18 January 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 18 January 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 January 202323 November 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 18 January 2023
    • Good

      Published
      18 January 2023
      Inspected
      23 November 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    52.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 71

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    16

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary77 (50.0%)
    • Secondary16 (10.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other61 (39.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Patcham High School253 mSecondaryOpen
    Margaret Hardy School253 mSecondaryClosed
    Patcham House Special School276 mNot applicableClosed
    Downs View Life Skills College276 mNot applicableOpen
    Patcham Junior School362 mPrimaryOpen
    The Dharma Primary School697 mNot applicableClosed
    Whitehouse Nursery School697 mNurseryClosed
    Adina School841 mNot applicableClosed
    Patcham Fawcett School901 mSecondaryClosed
    Westdene Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Patcham High School
      Distance
      253 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Margaret Hardy School
      Distance
      253 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Patcham House Special School
      Distance
      276 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Downs View Life Skills College
      Distance
      276 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Brighton and Hove)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Aldrington CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryBN3 7QDOpen
    Balfour Junior SchoolPrimaryBN1 6NEClosed
    Balfour Primary SchoolPrimaryBN1 6NEOpen
    Benfield Primary SchoolPrimaryBN41 1XSClosed
    Benfield Primary SchoolPrimaryBN41 1XSOpen
    • Aldrington CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN3 7QD
      Status
      Open
    • Balfour Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN1 6NE
      Status
      Closed
    • Balfour Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN1 6NE
      Status
      Open
    • Benfield Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN41 1XS
      Status
      Closed
    • Benfield Primary School
    Patcham Junior School
    Distance
    362 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Dharma Primary School
    Distance
    697 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Whitehouse Nursery School
    Distance
    697 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Closed
  • Adina School
    Distance
    841 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Patcham Fawcett School
    Distance
    901 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Westdene Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BN41 1XS
    Status
    Open