Downs Junior School
About the school
Downs Junior School is an open primary school in Brighton and Hove.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 7 November 2023
- Published
- 11 December 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 60%
- Brighton and Hove
- 60%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 6%
- Brighton and Hove
- 5%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 84%
- Brighton and Hove
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 69%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 75%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 27%
- Brighton and Hove
- 26%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 95%
- Brighton and Hove
- 85%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Brighton and Hove
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Brighton and Hove
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Brighton and Hove
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
499
Girls
48.30%
Boys
51.70%
SEN support
14.43%
Education, health and care plan
6.01%
English as an additional language
13.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.83%
Overall absence
5.36
Persistent absence
11.55