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Downs Junior School

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Brighton · BN1 6ED www.downsjunior.brighton-hove.dbprimary.com/

Pupils
499
cap. 512
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
499
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
499
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Downs Junior School · Primary · Brighton and Hove

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
+1pp
85%72%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
6%
+1pp
14%10%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
499
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Rugby Road, Brighton, BN1 6ED
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%6%84%32%69%7%73%22%95%75%107.0104.0106.020%499
2023/2459%5%86%43%67%8%81%26%93%78%108.0106.0106.020%505
2022/2367%8%84%44%80%17%85%31%91%79%108.0106.0106.0+2.20+1.00+0.9020%508
2018/1985%14%90%42%91%29%93%38%98%94%108.0107.0109.0+0.40-0.20+0.009%502
2017/1878%10%87%41%90%21%87%32%97%87%107.0106.0108.0-0.40-1.30-1.3013%511
2016/1780%15%90%49%87%27%91%31%93%88%109.0107.0108.0+0.90-1.60-0.8012%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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2549924.320%13%17%5%12%
2023/2450523.920%12%16%6%15%
2022/2350821.820%10%15%6%13%
2021/2249823.714%10%18%7%17%
2020/2149325.412%8%18%
2018/1950222.09%9%16%3%5%
2017/1851123.013%9%14%3%5%
2016/1751124.112%9%16%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.