Downsbrook Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 22 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
- 362 (52% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 11%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.1%
- Persistent absence
- 4.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
White British 82.6%
Mixed 7.5%
Other White 5%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
African 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 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 65%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Downsbrook Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 59 30 29 |
| Year 1 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 2 | 58 23 35 |
| Year 3 | 55 27 28 |
| Year 4 | 48 28 20 |
| Year 5 | 52 20 32 |
| Year 6 | 30 16 14 |