Downsbrook Primary School

Worthing · BN14 8GD

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 398 pupils, 11.3% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Downsbrook Primary School

General Information

Address: Dominion Road, Worthing, BN14 8GD – View on map
Phone: 01903230467
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Just Jeffrey
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 40 families put it first for 41 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 11 · 2025 12 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

398 pupils out of 630 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 45
% eligible for free school meals: 11.3%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Worthing average)
English as an additional language: 13% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17% a year (Worthing 13.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 23% moved to another school, 77% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across West Sussex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 10 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in West Sussex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 3.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 25 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 17 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card June 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Strong standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2022). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 70% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points above the Worthing average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 65% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 65%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 63%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 104
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWorthing averageEngland↗ Improving Up 8 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points above the Worthing average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 3rd of 17 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Broadwater CofE Primary School77%
#2Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School73%
=3Downsbrook Primary School70%
=3Durrington Junior School70%
#5Vale School, Worthing69%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Broadwater CofE Primary School77%
#2Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School73%
=3Downsbrook Primary School70%
=3Durrington Junior School70%
#5Vale School, Worthing69%
=6Thomas A Becket Junior School68%
=6Whytemead Primary School68%
#8Hawthorns Primary School67%
#9West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School65%
#10Orchards Junior School61%
#11Bramber Primary School57%
#12St Mary's Catholic Primary School54%
#13Homefield Primary School and SSC53%
#14Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing52%
#15English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing47%
#16Heene CofE Primary School43%
#17The Laurels Primary School, Worthing35%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,890 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

11th of 14 primary schools in Worthing for spending per pupil

#9West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School£6,050
#10Broadwater CofE Primary School£5,962
#11Downsbrook Primary School£5,890
#12Vale School, Worthing£5,627
#13English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing£5,588

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Hawthorns Primary School£9,202
#2St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,791
#3The Laurels Primary School, Worthing£6,624
#4Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing£6,543
#5Homefield Primary School and SSC£6,258
#6Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School£6,135
#7Whytemead Primary School£6,066
#8Bramber Primary School£6,055
#9West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School£6,050
#10Broadwater CofE Primary School£5,962
#11Downsbrook Primary School£5,890
#12Vale School, Worthing£5,627
#13English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing£5,588
#14Heene CofE Primary School£5,492

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