Downs View Special School

Phase not recorded · Brighton and Hove · BN2 6BB · URN 114680

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-06-18Cohort 224

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 15

2 of 4 headline figures3 figures withheldArea average from 43 schools in Brighton and Hove

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Brighton and Hove 55.1%England 61%
55.1 percentage points below the area average of 55.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Brighton and Hove 4.4%England 8%
4.4 percentage points below the area average of 4.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
Withheld
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
Withheld
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
Withheld
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
0%
Brighton and Hove 22.8%England 32%
22.8 percentage points below the area average of 22.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
0%
Brighton and Hove 71.6%
71.6 percentage points below the area average of 71.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
0%
Brighton and Hove 67.2%
67.2 percentage points below the area average of 67.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
0%
Brighton and Hove 66.1%
66.1 percentage points below the area average of 66.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
15
Brighton and Hove 55
39.6 below the area average of 54.6
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Brighton and Hove	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Brighton and Hove 55.1%England 61%	55.1 percentage points below the area average of 55.1	61 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Brighton and Hove 4.4%England 8%	4.4 percentage points below the area average of 4.4	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	0% Brighton and Hove 22.8%England 32%	22.8 percentage points below the area average of 22.8	32 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	0% Brighton and Hove 71.6%	71.6 percentage points below the area average of 71.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	0% Brighton and Hove 67.2%	67.2 percentage points below the area average of 67.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	0% Brighton and Hove 66.1%	66.1 percentage points below the area average of 66.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	15 Brighton and Hove 55	39.6 below the area average of 54.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Published figures

English as an additional language: 12.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 60.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 0% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 1.9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 0% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 6.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 77.9% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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