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Downs Junior School

Community school · Primary school · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
BN1 6ED
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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026
Composite score ?
46.0
Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.
#8,485
National rank
#1259
In South East
#14
In Brighton and Hove
Top 60%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?
60%
% achieving higher RWM ?
6%
Reading average scaled score ?
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score ?
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress ?
—
Why no data?
Maths progress
—
Why no data?
% RWM expected (year-on-year) 59% → 60% ▲ 1.0 pts
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School profile

Pupils on roll 499 % FSM ever-6 16.8% % EAL 13.0% Age range 7–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Location

Nearby primary schools

Fairlight Primary School Brighton · 0.5 mi 35.5 St Martin's CofE Primary School Brighton · 0.6 mi 39.0 Balfour Primary School Brighton · 0.6 mi 57.8 Hertford Primary School Brighton · 0.7 mi 35.6 Coombe Road Primary School Brighton · 0.8 mi 30.6 Elm Grove Primary School Brighton · 0.8 mi 30.0 St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Brighton · 0.9 mi 49.9 St Paul's CofE Primary School Brighton · 0.9 mi 61.1
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