Rated on Ofsted and the parent survey. Infant schools sit no SATs.
Infant schools stop at Year 2, so children here move to a junior school for Year 3.
This school
Downs Infant School
Junior school
Downs Junior School
Partner junior school
Year 3 to Year 6 · 160 m away from Downs Infant School
You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Downs Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 24 September 2024
Infant schools do not sit SATs, and no Year 2 results are published for schools, so there are no exam results for Downs Infant School.
Children from here take SATs in Year 6 at Downs Junior School
60%
met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, against 63% across England.
See Downs Junior School's resultsSchool workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
99%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
201 responses up to 1 September 2025 · 62% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
99% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
99% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
94% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
50% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
89% agreeDowns Infant School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Outstanding, on 26 June 2013. Ofsted inspected it again on 24 September 2024 without giving an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Downs Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Downs Junior School, 160 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Downs Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.
No. Distance only counts when Downs Infant School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Brighton and Hove, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.