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Downs Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Community school
Ditchling Road, Brighton BN1 6JA · downsinf.brighton-hove.sch.uk · 01273 099854
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
- Last distance offered
- 1.17 mi
- 1.89 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Brighton and Hove Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 289
- 96% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
- First language not English
- 8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.17 mi (1.89 km) from the school. Source: Brighton and Hove Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 80 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 103 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 106 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 115 | 112 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 97 | 97 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.17 mi1.89 km | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Downs Infant School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (201 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 201
- 62% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 53% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (13%) with SEND