Each school below shows how many of its pupils get SEN support or have an EHC plan. Open one for its most common needs, how it compares with England and Brighton and Hove, and questions to ask the SENCO.
47 schools
Share of pupils on SEN support and with an EHC plan, January 2026.
- Aldrington CofE Primary School Primary · Hove · Ages 4–11 SEN support 23.5%EHC plans 3.6%
- Balfour Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 10.9%EHC plans 1.4%
- Benfield Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 17.2%EHC plans 7.7%
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Primary · Brighton and Hove · Ages 4–11 SEN support 12.9%EHC plans 1.5%
- Blatchington Mill School Secondary · Hove · Ages 11–16 SEN support 15%EHC plans 2.4%
- Brackenbury Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 5–11 SEN support 20%EHC plans 7%
- Brunswick Primary School Primary · Hove · Ages 4–11 SEN support 11.4%EHC plans 6%
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School Secondary · Hove · Ages 11–18 SEN support 18.6%EHC plans 2.7%
- Carlton Hill Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 19.1%EHC plans 6%
- City Academy Whitehawk Primary · Brighton · Ages 2–11 SEN support 21.4%EHC plans 5.3%
- Coldean Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 3–11 SEN support 31.4%EHC plans 1.6%
- Dorothy Stringer School Secondary · Brighton · Ages 11–16 SEN support 14.8%EHC plans 3.6%
- Downs Infant School Primary · Brighton · Ages 5–7 SEN support 17%EHC plans 5.2%
- Downs Junior School Primary · Brighton · Ages 7–11 SEN support 16.8%EHC plans 8.5%
- Elm Grove Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 21.5%EHC plans 2.5%
- Fairlight Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 3–11 SEN support 24.7%EHC plans 4.8%
- Goldstone Primary School Primary · Hove · Ages 4–11 SEN support 14.6%EHC plans 1.2%
- Hangleton Primary School Primary · Hove · Ages 4–11 SEN support 17%EHC plans 3.4%
- Hertford Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 26.8%EHC plans 5.4%
- Hove Junior School Primary · Hove · Ages 7–11 SEN support 18.3%EHC plans 4%
- King's School Secondary · Hove · Ages 11–19 SEN support 22.5%EHC plans 5.4%
- Middle Street Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 27%EHC plans 7.8%
- Mile Oak Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 33.3%EHC plans 5.8%
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 10%EHC plans 3.3%
- Patcham High School Secondary · Brighton · Ages 11–16 SEN support 26.6%EHC plans 5.5%
- Patcham Infant School Primary · Brighton · Ages 3–7 SEN support 10.7%EHC plans 2.6%
- Patcham Junior School Primary · Brighton · Ages 7–11 SEN support 17.3%EHC plans 3.1%
- Peter Gladwin Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 15.9%EHC plans 5.6%
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Secondary · Brighton · Ages 11–16 SEN support 21.2%EHC plans 4.9%
- Queen's Park Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 25.9%EHC plans 5.2%
- Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery Primary · Brighton · Ages 2–11 SEN support 22.8%EHC plans 5.1%
- Saltdean Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 15.6%EHC plans 3.2%
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary · Hove · Ages 4–11 SEN support 22.7%EHC plans 2.9%
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 16.8%EHC plans 3.2%
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 11.4%EHC plans 4.7%
- St Luke's Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 21.7%EHC plans 3.7%
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Primary · Brighton · Ages 5–11 SEN support 16.3%EHC plans 5.2%
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 30.1%EHC plans 9.6%
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 3–11 SEN support 22.6%EHC plans 3.8%
- St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 3–11 SEN support 9.8%EHC plans 5.2%
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 15.9%EHC plans 5.3%
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 20.4%EHC plans 4.3%
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 11.9%EHC plans 5.3%
- Stanford Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 6.1%EHC plans 2.5%
- Varndean School Secondary · Brighton · Ages 11–16 SEN support 29.5%EHC plans 6.7%
- West Hove Infant School Primary · Hove · Ages 5–7 SEN support 10.5%EHC plans 2.6%
- Westdene Primary School Primary · Brighton · Ages 3–11 SEN support 9%EHC plans 4.3%
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More in Brighton and Hove
- Special schools in Brighton and HoveSEND schools, and the 8 mainstream schools with an SEN unit or resourced provision.
- Brighton and Hove SENDIASSFree, independent advice on SEN support, EHC plans and choosing a school.
- Brighton and Hove Local OfferWhat the council provides for SEND, and how to ask for help.
Questions parents ask
How many mainstream schools are there in Brighton and Hove?
Brighton and Hove has 47 state mainstream schools (40 primary and 7 secondary). In January 2026, at its primary schools, 18.1% of pupils got SEN support and 4.5% had an EHC plan (England: 15.4% and 4.1%); at its secondary schools, 22.1% of pupils got SEN support and 4.8% had an EHC plan (England: 14.1% and 3.5%).
Which mainstream schools in Brighton and Hove have an SEN unit or resourced provision?
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery, Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Carden Nursery and Primary School, Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre, Longhill High School, Moulsecoomb Primary School and West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School. They are listed with the area’s special schools.
How do I get SEN support at a mainstream school?
Talk to the class teacher and the school’s SENCO (special educational needs co-ordinator). Your child doesn’t need a diagnosis. If they need more help than the school can usually give, you or the school can ask Brighton and Hove council for an EHC needs assessment.
What do the figures mean?
SEN support is help in school without an EHC plan; an EHC plan is a legal plan from the council for children who need more. The figures show how many children a school supports, not how well, so talk to the SENCO and read the school’s SEN information report.
School data: DfE Get Information About Schools, SEN figures from DfE Special educational needs in England (the January school census), under the Open Government Licence. Postcode lookups by postcodes.io: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right, Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right, and National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right. Always check details and admissions with the school and your council.