Coombe Road Primary School
Coombe Road Primary School is a converter academy in Brighton for boys and girls aged 4 to 11.
Milner Road, Brighton, BN2 4BP01273 077130coomberoad.brighton-hove.sch.ukMr Stuart Scrase headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
19 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way. These are the results of Coombe Road Primary School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 19 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 32 | 26 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 40% | 16% | 52% | 75% | 73% | 58% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 5% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 102.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.8 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 99.0 | 99.0 | 94.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.6 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 104.0 | 103.0 | 98.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.3 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 68% | 60% | 26% | 76% | 75% | 81% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 53% | 50% | 21% | 69% | 81% | 81% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 63% | 40% | 32% | 66% | 88% | 92% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -2.0 | +3.6 | +0.1 | +2.1 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -4.8 | +0.3 | -2.1 | +0.3 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 45% | – | 8% | 47% | 63% | 64% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 50% | – | 29% | 58% | 92% | 83% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Coombe Road Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (26 offers for 30 places). 24 families put it down as their first choice and 24 of them got in (100%).
| Entry | Places | Put it first | Applied at all | Got a place | First choices who got in | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 30 | 24 | 88 | 26 | 100% | – all offered | LA |
| 2025 Primary | 30 | 32 | 80 | 30 | 94% | 1.8 miles | LA |
| 2024 Primary | 30 | 20 | 68 | 24 | 100% | – all offered | LA |
| 2023 Primary | 30 | 17 | 49 | 17 | 100% | – all offered | LA |
What a home within 1.8 miles of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10.1% | 9.0% | 5.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.6% | 5.2% | 8.0% | 7.0% | 4.8% | 3.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 23.0% | 21.5% | 25.5% | 27.4% | 14.1% | 9.4% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Coombe Road Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Money
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 640 m | 212 | Good 2024 | 26 | Compare |
| Fairlight Primary School | Council | 740 m | 393 | Good 2024 | 34 | Compare |
| Hertford Primary School | Council | 930 m | 205 | No overall grade 2025 | 19 | Compare |
| Elm Grove Primary School | Council | 930 m | 404 | Good 2023 | 18 | Compare |
| Downs Infant School | Council | 0.7 miles | 289 | No overall grade 2024 | 27 | Compare |
| Downs Junior School | Council | 0.7 miles | 495 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
| Bevendean Primary School and Nursery | Council | 0.8 miles | 317 | No overall grade 2024 | 62 | Compare |
| Moulsecoomb Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 205 | No overall grade 2024 | 19 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Coombe Road Primary School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Coombe Road Primary School yet.
How good are Coombe Road Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 47% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.
How many pupils does Coombe Road Primary School have?
The number of pupils is not published.
What is attendance like at Coombe Road Primary School?
Pupils were in school 92.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 23% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Milner Road, Brighton, BN2 4BP
- Telephone
- 01273 077130
- Website
- www.coomberoad.brighton-hove.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Scrase
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Pioneer Academy (23 schools)
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Ward
- Moulsecoomb & Bevendean
- Constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2026 (academy converter)
- URN
- 152644 · LAESTAB 8462007 · UKPRN 10101403
- Formerly
- Coombe Road Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Brighton and Hove council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.