Downs Junior School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 7 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 114366
- Address
- Rugby Road, BN1 6ED
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 505 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
White British 68.1%
Mixed 13.5%
Other White 6.5%
Chinese 3.4%
Indian 2.4%
African 2.2%
Other 1.6%
Other Asian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.2
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 31.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 3 | 126 67 59 |
| Year 4 | 127 66 61 |
| Year 5 | 127 65 62 |
| Year 6 | 125 70 55 |