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Downsbrook Primary School

Primary

Worthing · Worthing · BN14 8GD www.downsbrook.org

Pupils
398
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

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Admissions

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Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
70%
+5pp
LA
59%
England
63%
70%66%62%
'23'24'25
RWM higher
10%
+4pp
LA
6%
England
8%
10%7%3%
'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
63%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
20%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 103.9
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
362
cap. 630
362319275
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
LA AVG 20.96:1
21.921.120.4
'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
11%
LA AVG 12.14%
11%9%7%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
9%
LA AVG 15.11%
18%13%9%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
14%
LA AVG 18.48%
17%15%12%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%5%4%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
3%
LA
12%
England
13%
17%10%3%
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressDominion Road, Worthing, BN14 8GD
Telephone01903230467
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5890 spend / pupil£6033 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2570%10%362
2023/2465%6%333
2022/2362%3%+1.40+1.90+0.90308
2018/1952%0%-2.80-4.30-3.50297
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school
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YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2583%33%80%10%83%17%97%63%107.0104.0104.014%
2023/2482%35%74%12%74%12%91%76%107.0103.0103.014%
2022/2362%26%74%13%77%13%87%72%104.0103.0103.012%
2018/1962%22%65%0%63%13%83%60%102.0101.0102.012%
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published

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.

Became an academy 31 Mar 2018 (was URN 125894)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2017/1861%16%-1.70-3.20-3.20346
2016/1756%6%-3.30-2.70-3.30439

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2536221.014%11%9%4%3%
2023/2433321.914%8%13%4%8%
2022/2330820.412%6%14%5%11%
2021/2231120.513%7%16%6%17%
2020/2127520.417%8%18%
2018/1929718.912%8%12%4%6%
2017/184%10%

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