Bevendean Primary School and Nursery
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Heath Hill Avenue, Lower Bevendean, Brighton, BN2 4JP
Headteacher · Mrs Petrina Ferris
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 3 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils317Capacity 420
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 19 November 2024
Free school meals47.8%
SEN provisionSEN unit
Ofsted
Inspection on 19 November 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Brighton and Hove council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in Brighton and HoveApplications for September 2026
All 31 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered33
Applications78
First choice31
First-choice offers31
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Moulsecoomb Primary School0.8 mi
- Coombe Road Primary School0.8 mi
- Woodingdean Primary School1.0 mi
- Hertford Primary School1.1 mi
- City Academy Whitehawk1.1 mi