Downs Infant School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Ditchling Road
 Brighton
 East Sussex BN1 6JA
Telephone: 01273099854

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 5-7)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Walker (since January 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Hildi Mitchell
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 13 / 13.3
Non-teaching Staff*: 20.88
Number of pupils: 322
Pupils Per Teacher: 24.8
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 11.50% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 42.1% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 29.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £1,977,798*
Income Per Pupil: £6,142
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Constituency: Brighton, Pavilion
Electoral Ward: Hollingdean & Fiveways
School Number: 8462010

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 24th September 2024 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Downs Junior School (0.1km) show on map
  2. Team Domenica (0.6km) show on map
  3. Fairlight Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  4. St Martin's CofE Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Kings Brighton (0.9km) show on map
  6. Stanford Junior School (1.0km) show on map
  7. Elm Grove Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  8. Coombe Road Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  9. Balfour Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  10. Hertford Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  11. Central Hub Brighton (1.2km) show on map
  12. Stanford Infant School (1.3km) show on map
  13. Windlesham School (1.4km) show on map
  14. Varndean School (1.4km) show on map
  15. Dorothy Stringer School (1.4km) show on map
  16. St Paul's CofE Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  17. Carlton Hill Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  18. St Luke's Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  19. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (1.5km) show on map
  20. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  21. Tarnerland Nursery School (1.6km) show on map
  22. Varndean College (1.6km) show on map
  23. Royal Spa Nursery School (1.7km) show on map
  24. Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  25. Queen's Park Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  26. Cardinal Newman Catholic School (1.8km) show on map
  27. Brighton Girls GDST (1.8km) show on map
  28. St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  29. Brunswick Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  30. Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove (1.9km) show on map
  31. Middle Street Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  32. Brighton College (2.0km) show on map
  33. Moulsecoomb Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  34. St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  35. The Montessori Place (2.1km) show on map
  36. Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Ch... (2.1km) show on map
  37. St. John's College (Brighton) (2.2km) show on map
  38. City Academy Whitehawk (2.3km) show on map
  39. Bevendean Primary School and Nursery (2.4km) show on map
  40. St Mark's CofE Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  41. Brighton College Prep School (2.7km) show on map
  42. Patcham Infant School (2.8km) show on map
  43. Patcham High School (2.8km) show on map
  44. Carden Nursery and Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  45. Patcham Junior School (3.0km) show on map
  46. St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  47. Downs View Life Skills College (3.0km) show on map
  48. Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove (3.1km) show on map
  49. Westdene Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  50. Aldrington CofE Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  51. Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre (3.3km) show on map
  52. Coldean Primary School (3.4km) show on map
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  57. The Lioncare School (3.8km) show on map
  58. Downs View Special School (3.9km) show on map
  59. Woodingdean Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  60. Hove Junior School (4.0km) show on map
  61. West Hove Infant School (4.0km) show on map
  62. Goldstone Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  63. Roedean School (4.4km) show on map
  64. King's School (4.4km) show on map
  65. West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School (4.4km) show on map
  66. Hangleton Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  67. Oxford International College, Brighton (4.7km) show on map
  68. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery (4.9km) show on map
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  70. Benfield Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  71. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (5.7km) show on map
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  73. Brackenbury Primary School (5.8km) show on map
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  77. Our Lady of Lourdes RC School (6.3km) show on map
  78. St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean (6.4km) show on map
  79. Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (6.6km) show on map
  80. Eastbrook Primary Academy (6.7km) show on map
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  86. Shoreham College (8.0km) show on map
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  89. Plumpton College (8.7km) show on map
  90. Compass Community School Pinetree Park (9.0km) show on map
  91. The Windmills Junior School (9.1km) show on map
  92. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  93. St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  94. Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Pri... (9.2km) show on map
  95. Downlands Community School (9.3km) show on map
  96. Shoreham Beach Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  97. Telscombe Cliffs Academy (9.5km) show on map
  98. Buckingham Park Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  99. Northease Manor School (9.7km) show on map
  100. Hassocks Infant School (9.8km) show on map
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