Downview Primary School
Primary schoolDownview Primary School is a primary school in Arun, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 592 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Some aspects not as strong, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Some aspects not as strong, 23 October 2024
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, 44% of pupils at Downview Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 44% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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- Felpham Community CollegeSecondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional)510 m
- South Bersted CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, FelphamPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Edward Bryant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor RegisPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022, before the school changed1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Arun
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).