Downs Junior School
Community school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 7 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 495 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 512 |
| Free school meals | 17.20% |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Address | Rugby Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6ED |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.downsjunior.brighton-hove.dbprimary.com/ |
| Telephone | 01273558422 |
| URN | 114366 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 November 2023, published 11 December 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Downs Infant School (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Fairlight Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Martin's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Balfour Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Hertford Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Coombe Road Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Stanford Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Elm Grove Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.