Goldstone Primary School

Goldstone Primary School, Laburnum Avenue, Hove BN3 7JW

Laburnum Avenue

Hove BN3 7JW

01273 294851

Community

Pupils (4-11) 660

Absence 3.3%

Free school meals 11.6%

Special needs 1.7% (15.3%)

English not as first language 15.5%

KS2 pupils 64

Level 5 30% (14 of 44)

Level 4 89% (13 of 44)

Reading 95%

Writing 97%

Mathematics 94%

2014

KS2 pupils 63

Level 5 27% (18 of 44)

Level 4 89% (12 of 44)

Reading 97%

Writing 98%

Mathematics 95%

2013

Level 5 27% (16 of 43)

Level 4 81% (21 of 43)

Headteacher Chris Pearson

Chair Corinne Davies

Overall effectiveness Good

"The headteacher's inspirational leadership, with strong support from senior leaders and the whole staff, has ensured that achievement and teaching continue to be good."; "The school has been extremely successful in maintaining a strongly inclusive and positive ethos during its expansion, so that pupils, staff, parents and carers continue to feel warmly welcomed and highly valued."; "Teaching is good and some is outstanding. As a result, pupils achieve well. They make good progress from their starting points to reach levels that are typically in line with national averages in English and mathematics."; "There is not enough outstanding teaching to ensure that pupils' achievement is outstanding."