Schools and Education in Preston

There are 105 schools within 5 miles of Preston town centre, including 50 primary and 11 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 92% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College, Hollingdean Sure Start Children's Centre and The Montessori Place. There are 6 schools rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
105
Primary
50
Secondary
11
Good / Outstanding
92%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

12
55
Outstanding (12) Good (55) Requires Improvement (5) Inadequate (1) Not yet inspected (32)
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College 16 plus 0.7 miles Dyke Road, Hove, BN3 6EG Inspected: 06 February 2023 Hollingdean Sure Start Children's Centre 1 miles Brentwood Road, Brighton, BN1 7DY Inspected: 18 August 2011 The Montessori Place 1 miles Cromwell Road, Hove, BN3 3ER Inspected: 02 October 2025 Tarner Children's Centre 1.3 miles Richmond Parade, Brighton, BN2 9QE Inspected: 24 March 2011 Conway Court Children's Centre 1.4 miles Clarendon Road, Clarendon Road, Hove, BN3 3WR Inspected: 08 December 2011 Tarnerland Nursery School Nursery 1.5 miles St John's Place, Brighton, BN2 0GR Inspected: 20 October 2023 Royal Spa Nursery School Nursery 1.6 miles Park Hill, Brighton, BN2 0BT Inspected: 11 June 2024 Brighton and Hove Clinic School 1.7 miles New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4FH Inspected: 19 June 2024 Moulsecoomb Children's Centre 1.8 miles The Highway, Brighton, BN2 4SE Inspected: 13 July 2012 Roundabout Children's Centre 2.2 miles Whitehawk Road, Brighton, BN2 5FL Inspected: 23 January 2013 Hill Park School 3 miles Foredown Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2FU Inspected: 21 July 2022 Downs View Special School 3.1 miles Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6BB Inspected: 22 July 2025
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Preston Road, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 6UT Inspected: 14 January 2022 Stanford Infant School Primary 0.4 miles Dyke Road, Brighton, BN1 5PS Inspected: 28 June 2022 Dorothy Stringer School Secondary 0.4 miles Loder Road, Brighton, BN1 6PZ Inspected: 21 November 2023 Windlesham School 0.5 miles Dyke Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 5AA Inspected: 02 July 2014 Stanford Junior School Primary 0.5 miles Stanford Road, Brighton, BN1 5PR Inspected: 25 April 2024 Balfour Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NE Inspected: 19 January 2024 Varndean College 16 plus 0.6 miles Mulberry Close, Brighton, BN1 6WQ Inspected: 13 May 2024 Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary 0.6 miles The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6NB Inspected: 19 May 2023 Downs Junior School Primary 0.6 miles Rugby Road, Brighton, BN1 6ED Inspected: 12 December 2023 Varndean School Secondary 0.7 miles Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NP Inspected: 16 November 2022 Central Hub Brighton 1 miles Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP Inspected: 14 May 2024 Kings Brighton 1.1 miles Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SB Inspected: 13 December 2022 Fairlight Primary School Primary 1.1 miles Saint Leonard's Road, Brighton, BN2 3AJ Inspected: 18 July 2024 St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Hartington Road, Brighton, BN2 3LJ Inspected: 02 July 2024 Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Primary 1.2 miles The Droveway, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 7QA Inspected: 27 January 2022 Patcham Infant School Primary 1.2 miles Highview Avenue South, Brighton, BN1 8WW Inspected: 19 January 2023 University of Brighton 1.3 miles Lewes Road, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4AT Inspected: 23 April 2025 St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Spring Street, Brighton, BN1 3EF Inspected: 10 September 2025 Patcham High School Secondary 1.3 miles Ladies' Mile Road, Brighton, BN1 8PB Inspected: 15 June 2023 Coombe Road Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Milner Road, Brighton, BN2 4BP Inspected: 22 March 2023 Aldrington CofE Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Eridge Road, Hove, BN3 7QD Inspected: 14 January 2022 Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary 1.4 miles Nevill Road, Hove, BN3 7BN Inspected: 04 February 2022 Elm Grove Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Elm Grove, Brighton, BN2 3ES Inspected: 07 March 2023 Patcham Junior School Primary 1.4 miles Ladies' Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8TA Inspected: 12 November 2024 Carlton Hill Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Sussex Street, BRIGHTON, BN2 9HS Inspected: 07 March 2024 St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Belfast Street, Hove, BN3 3YT Inspected: 11 December 2024 Blatchington Mill School Secondary 1.6 miles Court Farm Road, Hove, BN3 7BW Inspected: 06 May 2022 Hollingbury and Patcham Children's Centre 1.6 miles County Oak Avenue, County Oak Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8LU Inspected: 01 November 2011 Carden Nursery and Primary School Primary 1.6 miles County Oak Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8LU Inspected: 11 November 2021 City View Children's Centre 1.7 miles Elm Grove, Elm Grove, Brighton, BN2 3EW Inspected: 19 October 2012 The Lioncare School 1.8 miles Payne Avenue, Hove, BN3 5HD Inspected: 04 December 2024 West Hove Children's Centre 1.9 miles Portland Road, Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA Inspected: 13 December 2012 Goldstone Primary School Primary 1.9 miles Laburnum Avenue, Hove, BN3 7JW Inspected: 27 September 2023 Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children 2 miles Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0LS Inspected: 16 June 2025 St. John's College (Brighton) 2 miles Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0AF Inspected: 31 July 2024 King's School Secondary 2 miles Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN Inspected: 26 May 2022 Hangleton Park Children's Centre 2.1 miles Harmsworth Crescent, Harmsworth Road, Hove, BN3 8BW Inspected: 09 November 2012 City Academy Whitehawk Primary 2.2 miles Whitehawk Road, Whitehawk, Brighton, BN2 5FL Inspected: 19 June 2024 Coldean Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Kenwards, Coldean, Brighton, BN1 9EN Inspected: 02 February 2023 South Portslade Children's Centre 2.7 miles Old Shoreham Road, 233 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, BN41 1XR Inspected: 29 March 2012 St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary 3 miles Church Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1LB Inspected: 20 October 2023 Brackenbury Primary School Primary 3 miles Locks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LA Inspected: 09 May 2022 St Nicolas CofE Primary School Primary 3 miles Locks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LA Inspected: 13 January 2023 Peter Gladwin Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Drove Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PA Inspected: 03 December 2024 Hove Micro-School 3.2 miles Manor Hall Road, Southwick, BN42 4NR Inspected: 23 October 2025 Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Secondary 3.4 miles Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WS Inspected: 17 January 2022 North Portslade Children's Centre 3.5 miles The Rise, North Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PY Inspected: 09 September 2011 Mile Oak Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Graham Avenue, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WN Inspected: 24 May 2022 Oxford International College, Brighton 3.6 miles Greenways, Greenways, Brighton, BN2 7BA Inspected: 02 February 2024 The Dean's Children's Centre 3.7 miles Chalkland Rise, Chalkland Rise, Brighton, BN2 6RH Inspected: 13 December 2012 Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery Primary 3.7 miles Chalkland Rise, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6RH Inspected: 30 June 2022 Herons Dale School 4.2 miles Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN Inspected: 21 March 2023 Holmbush Primary Academy Primary 4.2 miles Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN Inspected: 16 January 2024 Our Lady of Lourdes RC School Primary 4.7 miles The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA Inspected: 29 April 2024 St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Primary 4.7 miles Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HB Inspected: 10 June 2025
Brunswick Primary School Primary 1 miles Davigdor Road, Hove, BN3 1RP Inspected: 12 July 2024 St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary 1.2 miles St Nicholas Road, Brighton, BN1 3LP Inspected: 14 June 2023 Downs View Life Skills College 1.4 miles Greatham Court, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8XR Inspected: 19 July 2024 Queen's Park Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Freshfield Place, Brighton, BN2 0BN Inspected: 20 October 2023 Longhill High School Secondary 3.9 miles Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FR Inspected: 14 October 2025
Drive Preparatory School 1 miles Wilbury Avenue, Hove, BN3 6GE Inspected: 01 July 2025
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove 0.5 miles The Droveway, Hove, BN3 6LU Preston Park Children's Centre 0.6 miles Florence Road, Between 8 and 10 Florence Road, Brighton, BN1 6DJ Cardinal Newman Catholic School Secondary 0.6 miles The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6ND Team Domenica 0.7 miles Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 4QE Downs Infant School Primary 0.7 miles Florence Place, Brighton, BN1 6JA Hertford Primary School Primary 1 miles Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP Brighton Girls GDST 1.1 miles Montpelier Road, Brighton, BN1 3AT Westdene Children's Centre 1.3 miles Bank Side, Bankside, Brighton, BN1 5GN Westdene Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Bank Side, Westdene, Brighton, BN1 5GN Middle Street Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Middle Street, Middle Street Primary School, Brighton, BN1 1AL Inspected: 12 July 2024 St Luke's Primary School Primary 1.6 miles Queens Park Rise, Brighton, BN2 9ZF Moulsecoomb Primary School Primary 1.7 miles The Highway, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, BN2 4PA St Christopher's School 1.8 miles New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4AD Brighton College 1.9 miles Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 0AL Hove Junior School Primary 1.9 miles Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA West Hove Infant School Primary 1.9 miles Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Primary 2 miles Whitehawk Hill Road, Brighton, BN2 0AH West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Primary 2 miles Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN Hangleton Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Dale View, Hove, BN3 8LF Bevendean Primary School and Nursery Primary 2.1 miles Heath Hill Avenue, Lower Bevendean, Brighton, BN2 4JP St Mark's CofE Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Manor Road, Brighton, BN2 5EA Brighton College Prep School 2.4 miles St Mark's Street, Brighton, BN2 5JJ Benfield Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XS Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Secondary 2.7 miles Lewes Road, Brighton, BN1 9PW University of Sussex 3 miles A27, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH Woodingdean Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6BB Roedean School 3.4 miles Roedean Way, Brighton, BN2 5RQ Eastbrook Primary Academy Primary 3.6 miles Manor Hall Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NF Glebe Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GB Shoreham College 4.4 miles St Julian's Lane, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 6YW Shoreham Academy Secondary 4.4 miles Kingston Lane, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT Inspected: 19 March 2024 Adur East Family Hub (Shoreham) 5 miles Middle Road, Shoreham, BN43 6GA