Bevendean Primary School and Nursery is a mainstream primary school with an SEN unit in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, for children and young people aged 3 to 11. Its SEN unit has 12 places for hearing impairment.
- Ages 3–11
- 317 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with an SEN unit
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- An SEN unit, 12 places, 7 pupils
- Pupils
- 317
- Headteacher
- Mrs Petrina Ferris (Headteacher)
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- School reference (URN)
- 114485
Needs its base supports
1 need: hearing
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Sensory and physical
- Hearing impairment Other schools for this in Brighton and Hove (4)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Brighton and Hove council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, November 2024; school remains Good (December 2019)
Inspected in November 2024. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, December 2019).
Contact and getting there
Heath Hill Avenue, Lower Bevendean, Brighton, BN2 4JP
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Moulsecoomb Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 0.7 miles
- Downs View Special School Special school · Ages 3–19 · Ofsted: Outstanding 1.0 mile
- Central Hub Brighton Alternative provision · Ages 5–16 · Ofsted: Good 1.2 miles
All SEND schools in Brighton and Hove
By need in Brighton and Hove: Autism (7) · Speech and language (5) · Moderate learning (5) · Hearing (5) · Dyslexia and SpLD (4) · Severe learning (3) · Vision (3) · SEMH (2) · PMLD (2) · Physical (2)
Questions about Bevendean Primary School and Nursery
How do I get a place in Bevendean Primary School and Nursery’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Bevendean Primary School and Nursery support?
Hearing impairment. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Bevendean Primary School and Nursery take?
Aged 3 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Bevendean Primary School and Nursery’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Bevendean Primary School and Nursery?
Heath Hill Avenue, Lower Bevendean, Brighton, BN2 4JP, in Brighton and Hove.
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