Downsbrook Primary School
Primary schoolDownsbrook Primary School is a primary school in Worthing, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 398 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 2 June 2026
- 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
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 70% of pupils at Downsbrook Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Whytemead Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)160 m
- Bramber Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Springfield Infant School and NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade640 m
- St Andrew's CofE High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), April 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.7 (2025/26, provisional)650 m
- Lancing College Preparatory School at WorthingIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file690 m
- Bohunt School WorthingSecondary. School remains Good, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional)800 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Worthing
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).