Downs Infant School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Sept 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 7 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
- 114367
- Address
- Ditchling Road, BN1 6JA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 322 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 10.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.3%
White British 70.8%
Mixed 13.4%
Other White 7.5%
Indian 2.8%
Other 1.6%
Chinese 1.2%
Other Asian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
African 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Admissions
Downs Infant School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 102
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 91 45 46 |
| Year 1 | 117 59 58 |
| Year 2 | 114 59 55 |