Downs View Special School is a school located in Brighton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.8%, which is 4.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Warren Road, Brighton

School Information

Address: Warren Road, Brighton, BN2 6BB
Website: http://www.downsview.brighton-hove.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01273601680
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Vanessa Hickey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114680

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 215
Number of Pupils: 197
Number of Boys: 144
Number of Girls: 53

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -7.8 to -0.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -6.9 to -0.2
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -7.8 to -1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodingdean Primary School
Warren Road , Woodingdean BN2 6BB 		3out of 4 58 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery
Chalkland Rise , Woodingdean BN2 6RH 		3out of 4 1,268 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery
Heath Hill Avenue , Lower Bevendean BN2 4JP 		3out of 4 1,759 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
City Academy Whitehawk
Whitehawk Road , Whitehawk BN2 5FL 		3out of 4 2,426 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Manor Road , BN2 5EA 		2out of 4 2,980 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longhill High School
Falmer Road , Rottingdean BN2 7FR 		3out of 4 2,136 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Lewes Road , BN1 9PW 		3out of 4 3,005 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downs View Special School
Warren Road , Woodingdean BN2 6BB 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Roedean School
Roedean Way , BN2 5RQ 		- not rated 2,760 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Brighton Waldorf School
Roedean Road , Brighton BN2 5RA 		- not rated 2,926 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Brighton
Mithras House , Lewes Road BN2 4AT 		- not rated 3,201 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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