King Alfred

Summary

King Alfred (E02003518) is part of Brighton and Hove local authority (view on map). King Alfred has an approximate population of 7,800 people, of which 10% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

King Alfred neighbours Aldrington, Goldsmid West, Aldrington South, Hove Central, and Brunswick.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

King Alfred is the 13th least deprived area in Brighton and Hove (out of 33) with 24% of children living in low-income families, compared to 32% across Brighton and Hove and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In King Alfred, 23% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 27% in Brighton and Hove and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in King Alfred % in Brighton and Hove % in England
Eligible for free school meals 23% 27% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 77% 73% 73%

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Special educational needs

In King Alfred, 18% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 23% in Brighton and Hove, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in King Alfred % in Brighton and Hove % in England
No special educational needs 82% 77% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 18% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In King Alfred, 28% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 24% in Brighton and Hove, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in King Alfred % in Brighton and Hove % in England
White 71% 76% 67%
Asian 6% 6% 14%
Black – 3% 7%
Mixed 15% 11% 7%
Other 5% 3% 3%
Not known – 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in King Alfred with English as an additional language is 27%, compared with 17% in Brighton and Hove, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in King Alfred % in Brighton and Hove % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 27% 17% 22%
Known or believed to be English 73% 83% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

King Alfred has 4 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in King Alfred
All childcare providers 4
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In King Alfred, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in King Alfred. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

King Alfred has no state-funded schools.

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