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Downs Junior School

Community school · Brighton · BN1 6ED

Ages 7–11 · 495 pupils · Brighton and Hove

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

5.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)59%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.0%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
5.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
515

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

495 pupils · 512 places

Pupils on roll
495
Boys / girls
256 / 239
School capacity
512
Capacity fill
495 / 512 (97%)
Free school meals
17.2%
FSM pupils
85
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Katie Blood

Location

Address
Rugby Road
Postcode
BN1 6ED
Town
Brighton
County
East Sussex
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
District
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, 495 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.2%.

Open schools in Brighton
63
Primary schools in Brighton
40
Academies among open schools in Brighton
13% (8)
Open schools in BN1
27
Primary in BN1
15
Open schools in Brighton and Hove LA
83
Primary in Brighton and Hove LA
48

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Downs Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 6JA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand1.18

    0.1 miles away

  • Fairlight Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN2 3AJ · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM46.6%
    • Demand0.82

    0.5 miles away

  • St Martin's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brighton · BN2 3LJ · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 3–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM39.6%
    • Demand0.95

    0.5 miles away

  • Stanford Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 5PR · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 7–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM17.5%

    0.6 miles away

  • Balfour Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 6NE · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM10.6%
    • Demand0.87

    0.6 miles away

  • Hertford Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 7FP · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM37.1%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Coombe Road Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN2 4BP · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM51.0%
    • Demand0.83

    0.7 miles away

  • Stanford Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 5PS · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM7.1%
    • Demand0.98

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Katie Blood
Telephone
01273558422
Website
www.downsjunior.brighton-hove.dbprimary.com/

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