Downs Junior School

State-Funded School

downs-junior-school-brighton-and-hove-south-east

South EastRegion

Brighton and HoveLocal Authority

Brighton PavilionConstituency

BN1 6EDPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Downs Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Brighton and Hove, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 495 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

495

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 495
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Apr 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.