School Chooser

Hangleton Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademy353 pupilsHoveBrighton and Hove
School Chooser Score
16
Below
similar schools
Likely range 8 to 29
Out of 100. Better than 24% of the 50 schools most like it.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, January 2024
Reached the expected level at 1151%England 63%
Attendance93.1%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families34%Far more than most schools
Places180 spare353 pupils, 533 places
Pupils per teacher21.4School workforce census

Hangleton Primary School is a converter academy in Hove for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 353 pupils and room for 533. About 34 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 16 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 24% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Dale View, Hove, BN3 8LF01273 916213hangleton.compasseko.ukMrs Clara Daly headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 30 January 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

78 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1151%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level1%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score104.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score104.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 45%45%20172018: 61%61%20182019: 64%64%20192023: 49%49%20232024: 39%39%20242025: 51%51%2025
Since 2017: +6%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure20252024†2023†2019†2018†2017†Brighton and HoveEngland
Pupils tested786288919695
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths51%39%49%64%61%45%58%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths1%0%0%12%10%1%5%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score104.0104.0104.0104.0104.0101.0105.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score104.0103.0101.0105.0102.0100.0103.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score104.0102.0102.0106.0106.0103.0104.3105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard67%65%70%70%73%55%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard69%73%64%81%66%56%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)65%48%61%80%79%69%
Reading progressReading progress score-0.4-0.9-2.8-3.9
Maths progressMaths progress score-2.1-0.6-3.2-4.9
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged38%22%22%52%50%33%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged57%45%56%68%65%53%

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 Hangleton Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2024. 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 4 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

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
38%57%
Gap 19 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
59%43%
Gap 16 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
33%51%
Gap 18 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%1%
Gap 1 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

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.

Plenty of spare places407 pupils for 533 places, 2024/25
76% full

126 places were empty (24% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.

Will my child get a place?

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 (30 offers for 60 places). 29 families put it down as their first choice and 29 of them got in (100%).

EntryPlacesPut it firstApplied at allGot a placeFirst choices who got inHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary60299830100%all offeredLA
2025 Primary60279428100%all offeredLA
2024 Primary603011032100%all offeredLA
2023 Primary605013754100%all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll353Census January 2026
Places53366% full
Pupils from low-income families34%34% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English12%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support17%60 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%12 pupils with a plan
Average class size27.213 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils15%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)34%£181,350 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls182 / 171
White British pupils74%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 23.8 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.3 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (26), language and communications needs (21), emotional and mental health (15), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Specific learning difficulty (4), Physical disability (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025
Pupils on roll353403
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals34%33%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language12%12%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support18%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.1%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school16.9%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.72024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.3%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.9%6.4%5.6%6.7%2.8%4.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence5.6%4.9%4.7%5.8%2.5%3.3%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.3%1.6%1.0%0.9%0.3%0.8%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence16.9%18.3%13.1%20.5%4.9%8.8%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate1.7
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions0

† These attendance figures are for Hangleton Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers16.5full-time equivalent, 23 people
Pupils per teacher21.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers96%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants12.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£47,496
Teachers who left in the year31%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher0.62024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,908England £7,128. Total £2.8m
Income per pupil£6,667England £7,587. Total £2.7m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,166England £3,405
Money in reserve10%A healthy amount put by: £274k, £681 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out-£97kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£6,908spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m35312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate90 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Typical house price£412,500Brighton and Hove
Nearest bus stop140 mNorthease Drive middle, 38 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy690 m216Not inspected22Compare
Goldstone Primary SchoolCouncil760 m659Good 202348Compare
Aldrington CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles412Report card 202650Compare
Benfield Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles209Good 201916Compare
West Hove Infant SchoolCouncil1.0 miles506No overall grade 202495Compare
Hove Junior SchoolCouncil1.0 miles671No overall grade 202595Compare
Peter Gladwin Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles195Not inspected56Compare
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & HoveFree school1.0 miles614Report card 202649Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Hangleton Primary School with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats24%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the bottom quarter of its group. Its score of 16 is 17 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 2 · middle 32 · highest 85100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 46 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Hangleton Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Carden Nursery and Primary SchoolCouncil3.1 miles359Report card 202621Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 16 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 16% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 8 to 29. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%below
-0.19
2025 results; 78 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 2.6 years old
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.16
Contextualised attainment (no DfE progress measure available); 78 pupils
Direction of travel over five years0%no data
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.09
2024/25; 379 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%below
-0.08
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 78 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Hangleton Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Hangleton Primary School scores 16 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 24% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 8 to 29, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Hangleton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Hangleton Primary School good at its last full inspection on 30 January 2024.

How good are Hangleton Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 51% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 1% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Hangleton Primary School have?

353 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 533 places, so it is 66% full.

Is Hangleton Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 126 places were empty in 2024/25 (24% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Hangleton Primary School?

Pupils were in school 93.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 17% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Hangleton Primary School?

The average class had 27.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 15% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Dale View, Hove, BN3 8LF
Telephone
01273 916213
Website
www.hangleton.compasseko.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Clara Daly
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
The Compass Partnership of Schools (28 schools)
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Ward
Hangleton & Knoll
Constituency
Hove and Portslade
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2024 (academy converter)
URN
151062 · LAESTAB 8462066 · UKPRN 10095793
Formerly
Hangleton Primary School

Where these figures come from