Downs Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jun 26 2013 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
345 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
10.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.6%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 72.2%
Mixed 12.5%
Other White 7.2%
Chinese 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Indian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
African 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Downs Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
106
2nd preference
79
3rd preference
57
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
87
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
116
60
56
Year 1
111
58
53
Year 2
118
62
56
Year 2023-2024