Downsbrook Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 23 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 145925
- Address
- Dominion Road, BN14 8GD
- Website
- www.downsbrook.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 333 (50% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 8.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.9%
- Persistent absence
- 10.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 82%
Other White 6.3%
Mixed 6.3%
Irish 1.2%
Indian 1.2%
Other Asian 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage1.9
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 62%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Downsbrook Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 61
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 56 31 25 |
| Year 1 | 54 23 31 |
| Year 2 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 3 | 50 29 21 |
| Year 4 | 48 17 31 |
| Year 5 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 6 | 35 20 15 |