Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2023
Overview of Downs Junior School · Primary · Brighton and Hove
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 6% | 84% | 32% | 69% | 7% | 73% | 22% | 95% | 75% | 107.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 20% | 499 |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 5% | 86% | 43% | 67% | 8% | 81% | 26% | 93% | 78% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 20% | 505 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 8% | 84% | 44% | 80% | 17% | 85% | 31% | 91% | 79% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | +2.20 | +1.00 | +0.90 | 20% | 508 |
| 2018/19 | 85% | 14% | 90% | 42% | 91% | 29% | 93% | 38% | 98% | 94% | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | +0.40 | -0.20 | +0.00 | 9% | 502 |
| 2017/18 | 78% | 10% | 87% | 41% | 90% | 21% | 87% | 32% | 97% | 87% | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | -0.40 | -1.30 | -1.30 | 13% | 511 |
| 2016/17 | 80% | 15% | 90% | 49% | 87% | 27% | 91% | 31% | 93% | 88% | 109.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | +0.90 | -1.60 | -0.80 | 12% | 511 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 499 | 24.3 | 20% | 13% | 17% | 5% | 12% |
| 2023/24 | 505 | 23.9 | 20% | 12% | 16% | 6% | 15% |
| 2022/23 | 508 | 21.8 | 20% | 10% | 15% | 6% | 13% |
| 2021/22 | 498 | 23.7 | 14% | 10% | 18% | 7% | 17% |
| 2020/21 | 493 | 25.4 | 12% | 8% | 18% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 502 | 22.0 | 9% | 9% | 16% | 3% | 5% |
| 2017/18 | 511 | 23.0 | 13% | 9% | 14% | 3% | 5% |
| 2016/17 | 511 | 24.1 | 12% | 9% | 16% | 3% | 5% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.