Academy sponsor led · West Sussex

Downsbrook Primary School

4–11Ages
398Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145925URN

Dominion Road, Worthing, BN14 8GD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.7 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

130 applications for 41 places · 36th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 30 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
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	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
22 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.7 above West Sussex median (2.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

130 applications · 41 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 4.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as Downsbrook Primary School (URN 125894), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	41	130	3.2	40	0.98
Sep 2025	60	161	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2024	61	170	2.8	70	1.15
Sep 2023	59	149	2.5	54	0.92
Sep 2022	51	128	2.5	46	0.90
Sep 2021	52	135	2.6	52	1.00
Sep 2020	44	129	2.9	41	0.93
Sep 2019	51	120	2.4	33	0.65
Sep 2018	29	116	4.0	24	0.83
Sep 2017 *	39	122	3.1	37	0.95
Sep 2016 *	56	131	2.3	41	0.73
Sep 2015 *	72	128	1.8	49	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 83% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%42nd of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard33%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth10%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard17%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	10%	107	104
2023/24	65%	6%	107	103
2022/23	62%	3%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Downsbrook Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Whytemead Primary School
0.2 km · West Sussex

Good2024

5.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Bramber Primary School
0.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
0.6 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place
Homefield Primary School and SSC
0.9 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Broadwater CofE Primary School
1.0 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Sompting Village Primary School
1.5 km · West Sussex

Good2022

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Heene CofE Primary School
1.8 km · West Sussex

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145925 · 938/2054
Trust: Schoolsworks Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 398 on roll
Free school meals: 11.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Downsbrook Primary School (URN 125894)
Address: Dominion Road, Worthing, BN14 8GD
Local authority: West Sussex · Worthing

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources