Downsbrook Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Worthing, West Sussex.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 398 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 630 |
| Free school meals | 11.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | SCHOOLSWORKS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| Address | Dominion Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8GD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.downsbrook.org |
| Telephone | 01903230467 |
| URN | 145925 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 2 June 2026, published 30 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 March 2022, published 22 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | 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
- Whytemead Primary School (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Bramber Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Homefield Primary School and SSC (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Broadwater CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Sompting Village Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Heene CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
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