Ofsted: Good emoji_events #20 in Brighton and Hove public Top 60% UK

Downs Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Giovanni Franceschi

location_onBrighton, BN1 6ED

language Visit Website phone 1273558422

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

508

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Expected Standard

60%

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Age Range

7-11

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Downs Junior School is a Community school primary school in Brighton, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Downs Junior School is a community school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 499 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #20 of 43 primaries in Brighton and Hove and #8,556 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 55%

Reading84% LA 71%

Writing69% LA 67%

Maths73% LA 66%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading86% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.5

1.0 to 3.3

1.0

Write

LA -0.7

-0.1 to 2.1

0.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.2 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.3

-0.7 to 1.5

-0.2

Write

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 0.8

0.0

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.0 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 63%

Reading87% LA 76%

Writing90% LA 75%

Maths87% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.6

-1.5 to 0.7

-1.3

Write

LA -0.6

-2.3 to -0.3

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.3 to -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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15 March 2011

Inspection Report

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08 July 2008

Inspection Report

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12 July 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2011-03-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-07-08

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(7 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 499 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	499	12	2.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	500	6	1.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	504	4	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	505	7	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	503	7	1.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	507	2	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	508	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	502	2	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	500	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	498	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	495	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	496	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	493	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	492	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	509	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	509	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	504	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	508	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	502	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	501	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	508	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	511	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	507	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	509	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	511	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	507	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 36 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils