Brighton Schools Lewes Road Area

[jai38]

Hi

We are looking to compelte our school selection this week and are based just off the Lewes Road so have looked at Coombe Road, St. Martins and Fairlight all of which would suit my son fine. But we have just moved to the area so I wondered if anyone had an opinion on parent involvment at the three. I want school to be a social thing for his as well (and for us) and not just somewhere to drop him off.

I am just worried as Coombe Road mentioned that they lose and gain quite a few students each year due to the unversity.

We moved from Kemp Town and are missing the community there but I dont' want to keep going back to Queens Park if you know what i mean.

Anyway any opinions gratfully received.

my son went to st martins, it wasn't a bad school(he is 18 now so this was a few years ago) but at the time was one of the better ones. it is quite a small school only one form per year, but quite religious, used to have very strong links with St Martins the church.
coombe road is a lot larger and serves 2 big HA estates. but I haven't heard anything bad about it(sorry know nothing about fairlight) back then Elm grove was the fave among parents.

Elm Grove is probably the most popular school near Lewes Road, and I hear good things about it from friends. Another friend's son is at Coombe Road and she says the headteacher is very good & proactive, and that the intake is very mixed, she is happy with it overall and her son is happy there.