St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean
Whiteway Lane, Brighton, BN2 7HB
172 pupils · 82% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 30 April 2025, published 9 June 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 26 | 118 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 27 | 25 | 88 | 27 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 16 | 14 | 73 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 21 | 78 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 21 | 76 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 30 | 93 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 30 | 91 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 24 | 84 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Saltdean Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Telscombe Cliffs Academy 3.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Woodingdean Primary School 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Peacehaven Heights Academy 3.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.