Downsbrook Primary School, Worthing

Ofsted's report card from its 2 June 2026 inspection grades Downsbrook Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly at this school."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils' attendance at school is high."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders take account of pupils' interests and engagement when making decisions about the curriculum."

Early years - Strong standard. "In early years, children benefit from an excellent start to their school experience."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have high ambition for all pupils."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders across the school and trust express a clear and unwavering ambition for all pupils to be prepared for their next steps."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders prioritise pupils' personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue with their work to strengthen pupils' spelling and handwriting even further by embedding recent curriculum enhancements"; "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is delivered with expertise in all subjects, with consideration given to pupils' disciplinary knowledge and subject-specific vocabulary".

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Downsbrook Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 82% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Downsbrook Primary School as their first choice and 130 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Downsbrook Primary School are Whytemead Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 83% maths); Bramber Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 70% maths); Springfield Infant School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good); and Homefield Primary School and SSC (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 65% maths).

Downsbrook Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Downsbrook Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Schoolsworks Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

11.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is East Worthing Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whytemead School (opposite), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 328 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Downsbrook Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Downsbrook Primary School are St Andrew's CofE High School (0.4 miles); Bohunt School Worthing (0.5 miles); Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing (0.7 miles); and Worthing High School (0.8 miles).