Downsbrook Primary School
Dominion Road, Worthing, BN14 8GD
398 pupils · 63% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 11.3%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 30 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 41 | 40 | 130 | 41 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 74 | 161 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 61 | 70 | 170 | 61 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 54 | 149 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 51 | 46 | 128 | 51 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 52 | 52 | 135 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 44 | 41 | 129 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 51 | 33 | 120 | 44 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Whytemead Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Bramber Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Homefield Primary School and SSC 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Broadwater CofE Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sompting Village Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.