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Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School

URN
114567
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
URN
114567
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

73 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

68

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

58

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#7 of 32 schools in Brighton and Hove

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

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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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: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national 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?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary 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
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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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 Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
5 June 2023
Inspection date
21 February 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 5 June 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 5 June 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very 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)

60

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

178

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

60

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.97×

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.cottesmore.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

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

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

80.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

84.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

78.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

72.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BN3 6NB - The Upper Drive, Hove, East Sussex

Contact details

Address
The Upper Drive, Hove, East Sussex
Postcode
BN3 6NB
Phone
1273555811
Website
www.cottesmore.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 5 June 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 5 June 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 5 June 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 5 June 2023

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    5 June 202321 February 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 5 June 2023
    • Good

      Published
      5 June 2023
      Inspected
      21 February 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    33.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 60

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

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    16

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

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

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Cardinal Newman Catholic School198 mSecondaryOpen
    South England International School465 mNot applicableClosed
    Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove482 mNot applicableOpen
    The Montessori Place526 mNot applicableOpen
    Windlesham School582 mNot applicableOpen
    Stanford Infant School629 mPrimaryOpen
    Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College742 m16 plusOpen
    Drive Preparatory School757 mNot applicableClosed
    Brunswick Primary School895 mPrimaryOpen
    Stanford Junior School921 mPrimaryOpen, but proposed to close
    • Cardinal Newman Catholic School
      Distance
      198 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • South England International School
      Distance
      465 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove
      Distance
      482 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • The Montessori Place
      Distance
      526 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
    Windlesham School
    Distance
    582 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Stanford Infant School
    Distance
    629 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
    Distance
    742 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Open
  • Drive Preparatory School
    Distance
    757 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Brunswick Primary School
    Distance
    895 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Stanford Junior School
    Distance
    921 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open, but proposed to close
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BN41 1XS
    Status
    Open