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Downsbrook Primary School

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

308

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Downsbrook Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Worthing, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Downsbrook Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Worthing, West Sussex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 362 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #13 of 191 primaries in West Sussex and #2,020 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 56%

Reading83% LA 73%

Writing80% LA 67%

Maths83% LA 69%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading62% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 3.5

1.9

Write

LA -0.8

0.0 to 3.8

0.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.0 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA 0.2

-4.4 to -1.2

-4.3

Write

LA -1.2

-5.8 to -2.8

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.9 to -2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%

Reading-% LA 75%

Writing-% LA 73%

Maths-% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.1

Write

LA -1.4

Maths

LA -1.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 March 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-03-22

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-09-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2015-07-08

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(3 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 362 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, 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)	362	5	1.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	359	4	1.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	330	4	1.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	333	6	1.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	326	6	1.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	312	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	308	2	0.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	306	4	1.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	310	3	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	311	2	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	312	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	275	2	0.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	275	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	275	5	1.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	267	1	0.4%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	267	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	273	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	292	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	297	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	301	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils