Schools and Education in Saddlescombe

There are 95 schools within 5 miles of Saddlescombe town centre, including 48 primary and 12 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 92% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Hill Park School, Conway Court Children's Centre and Hollingdean Sure Start Children's Centre. Parents should note that 5 schools have a rating below Good, it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
95
Primary
48
Secondary
12
Good / Outstanding
92%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

8
52
Outstanding (8) Good (52) Requires Improvement (3) Inadequate (2) Not yet inspected (30)
Hill Park School Not applicable 3.2 miles Foredown Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2FU Inspected: 21 July 2022 Conway Court Children's Centre 3.8 miles Clarendon Road, Clarendon Road, Hove, BN3 3WR Inspected: 08 December 2011 Hollingdean Sure Start Children's Centre 4 miles Brentwood Road, Brighton, BN1 7DY Inspected: 18 August 2011 The Montessori Place Not applicable 4.1 miles Cromwell Road, Hove, BN3 3ER Inspected: 02 October 2025 Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College 16 plus 4.1 miles Dyke Road, Hove, BN3 6EG Inspected: 06 February 2023 Brighton and Hove Clinic School Not applicable 4.2 miles New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4FH Inspected: 19 June 2024 Moulsecoomb Children's Centre 4.4 miles The Highway, Brighton, BN2 4SE Inspected: 13 July 2012 Tarner Children's Centre 4.9 miles Richmond Parade, Brighton, BN2 9QE Inspected: 24 March 2011
King's School Secondary 2.5 miles Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN Inspected: 26 May 2022 Hangleton Park Children's Centre 2.5 miles Harmsworth Crescent, Harmsworth Road, Hove, BN3 8BW Inspected: 09 November 2012 Patcham Junior School Primary 2.6 miles Ladies' Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8TA Inspected: 12 November 2024 Patcham Infant School Primary 2.6 miles Highview Avenue South, Brighton, BN1 8WW Inspected: 19 January 2023 Patcham High School Secondary 2.7 miles Ladies' Mile Road, Brighton, BN1 8PB Inspected: 15 June 2023 Mile Oak Primary School Primary 3 miles Graham Avenue, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WN Inspected: 24 May 2022 Blatchington Mill School Secondary 3 miles Court Farm Road, Hove, BN3 7BW Inspected: 06 May 2022 Aldrington CofE Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Eridge Road, Hove, BN3 7QD Inspected: 14 January 2022 Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Secondary 3.1 miles Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WS Inspected: 17 January 2022 Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Primary 3.1 miles The Droveway, Hove, Brighton and Hove, BN3 7QA Inspected: 27 January 2022 Hollingbury and Patcham Children's Centre 3.2 miles County Oak Avenue, County Oak Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8LU Inspected: 01 November 2011 Carden Nursery and Primary School Primary 3.2 miles County Oak Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8LU Inspected: 11 November 2021 The Windmills Junior School Primary 3.2 miles Dale Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8LS Inspected: 09 December 2021 St Lawrence CofE Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Brown Twins Road, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, BN6 9UY Inspected: 14 January 2022 Downlands Community School Secondary 3.2 miles Dale Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8LP Inspected: 24 November 2022 Varndean College 16 plus 3.2 miles Mulberry Close, Brighton, BN1 6WQ Inspected: 13 May 2024 Hassocks Infant School Primary 3.3 miles Chancellors Park, Hassocks, BN6 8EY Inspected: 15 March 2022 Goldstone Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Laburnum Avenue, Hove, BN3 7JW Inspected: 27 September 2023 Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary 3.3 miles Nevill Road, Hove, BN3 7BN Inspected: 04 February 2022 North Portslade Children's Centre 3.4 miles The Rise, North Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PY Inspected: 09 September 2011 St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Preston Road, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 6UT Inspected: 14 January 2022 Dorothy Stringer School Secondary 3.4 miles Loder Road, Brighton, BN1 6PZ Inspected: 21 November 2023 Peter Gladwin Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Drove Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PA Inspected: 03 December 2024 Varndean School Secondary 3.5 miles Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NP Inspected: 16 November 2022 Brackenbury Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Locks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LA Inspected: 09 May 2022 St Nicolas CofE Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Locks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LA Inspected: 13 January 2023 Balfour Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NE Inspected: 19 January 2024 South Portslade Children's Centre 3.6 miles Old Shoreham Road, 233 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, BN41 1XR Inspected: 29 March 2012 The Lioncare School Not applicable 3.6 miles Payne Avenue, Hove, BN3 5HD Inspected: 04 December 2024 Coldean Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Kenwards, Coldean, Brighton, BN1 9EN Inspected: 02 February 2023 West Hove Children's Centre 3.8 miles Portland Road, Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA Inspected: 13 December 2012 Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary 3.8 miles The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6NB Inspected: 19 May 2023 Stanford Infant School Primary 3.8 miles Dyke Road, Brighton, BN1 5PS Inspected: 28 June 2022 Herons Dale School Not applicable 3.8 miles Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN Inspected: 21 March 2023 Holmbush Primary Academy Primary 3.8 miles Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN Inspected: 16 January 2024 Windlesham School Not applicable 3.9 miles Dyke Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 5AA Inspected: 02 July 2014 Hove Micro-School Not applicable 3.9 miles Manor Hall Road, Southwick, BN42 4NR Inspected: 23 October 2025 Central Hub Brighton Not applicable 4 miles Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP Inspected: 14 May 2024 Stanford Junior School Primary 4 miles Stanford Road, Brighton, BN1 5PR Inspected: 25 April 2024 St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Church Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1LB Inspected: 20 October 2023 St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Belfast Street, Hove, BN3 3YT Inspected: 11 December 2024 Downs Junior School Primary 4.2 miles Rugby Road, Brighton, BN1 6ED Inspected: 12 December 2023 University of Brighton Not applicable 4.4 miles Lewes Road, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4AT Inspected: 23 April 2025 Coombe Road Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Milner Road, Brighton, BN2 4BP Inspected: 22 March 2023 Fairlight Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Saint Leonard's Road, Brighton, BN2 3AJ Inspected: 18 July 2024 St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Hartington Road, Brighton, BN2 3LJ Inspected: 02 July 2024 Kings Brighton Not applicable 4.7 miles Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SB Inspected: 13 December 2022 St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Spring Street, Brighton, BN1 3EF Inspected: 10 September 2025 London Meed Community Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9YQ Inspected: 10 July 2023 Elm Grove Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Elm Grove, Brighton, BN2 3ES Inspected: 07 March 2023 The Burgess Hill Academy Secondary 5 miles Station Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA Inspected: 21 January 2025 Buckingham Park Primary School Primary 5 miles Hamfield Avenue, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5UD Inspected: 27 June 2023
Downs View Life Skills College Not applicable 2.4 miles Greatham Court, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8XR Inspected: 19 July 2024 Brunswick Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Davigdor Road, Hove, BN3 1RP Inspected: 12 July 2024 St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary 4.7 miles St Nicholas Road, Brighton, BN1 3LP Inspected: 14 June 2023
Drive Preparatory School 3.8 miles Wilbury Avenue, Hove, BN3 6GE Inspected: 01 July 2025 LVS Hassocks Not applicable 4.3 miles London Road, Sayers Common, Hassocks, BN6 9HT Inspected: 12 June 2017
Westdene Children's Centre 2.3 miles Bank Side, Bankside, Brighton, BN1 5GN Westdene Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Bank Side, Westdene, Brighton, BN1 5GN West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Primary 2.5 miles Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN Hangleton Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Dale View, Hove, BN3 8LF Albourne Church of England Primary School Primary 3.3 miles The Street, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9DH Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove Not applicable 3.5 miles The Droveway, Hove, BN3 6LU Benfield Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XS Hove Junior School Primary 3.8 miles Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA West Hove Infant School Primary 3.8 miles Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA Cardinal Newman Catholic School Secondary 3.8 miles The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6ND Hurstpierpoint College Not applicable 3.9 miles College Lane, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, BN6 9JS Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary 4 miles Lewes Road, Ditchling, BN6 8TU Hertford Primary School Primary 4 miles Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP Eastbrook Primary Academy Primary 4 miles Manor Hall Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4NF St Christopher's School Not applicable 4.1 miles New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4AD Preston Park Children's Centre 4.2 miles Florence Road, Between 8 and 10 Florence Road, Brighton, BN1 6DJ Downs Infant School Primary 4.3 miles Florence Place, Brighton, BN1 6JA Team Domenica Not applicable 4.3 miles Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 4QE Moulsecoomb Primary School Primary 4.4 miles The Highway, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, BN2 4PA Glebe Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GB Shoreham Academy Secondary 4.5 miles Kingston Lane, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT Inspected: 19 March 2024 Brighton Girls GDST Not applicable 4.5 miles Montpelier Road, Brighton, BN1 3AT Shoreham College Not applicable 4.6 miles St Julian's Lane, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 6YW University of Sussex Not applicable 4.7 miles A27, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Secondary 4.8 miles Lewes Road, Brighton, BN1 9PW Adur East Family Hub (Shoreham) 4.8 miles Middle Road, Shoreham, BN43 6GA St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Eastern Avenue, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PE St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Sullington Way, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PJ Upper Beeding Primary School Primary 5 miles School Road, Upper Beeding, Steyning, BN44 3HY Woodlands Meed Not applicable 5 miles Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9EY Inspected: 13 November 2023