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Downview Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · West Sussex

Wroxham Way, Bognor Regis, PO22 8ER

Website 01243820511

41

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Some aspects not as strong

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.0%

15.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

592

Capacity used

Nearly full

94%

630 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

71 of 71 families who put it first got an offer

75

Places offered

125

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference7171● 100%
2nd preference422● 5%
3rd preference121● 8%
Total1257459%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
96%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Emma Purkis
Address
Wroxham Way, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 8ER
Phone
01243820511
Local authority
West Sussex
Ward / constituency
Felpham West · Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
140048

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals14%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support15%——
51% boys (301)49% girls (291)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: DOWNVIEW TRUST

592 pupils · 630 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    23 October 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Some aspects not as strong
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 535 pupils

Attendance

94.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

15.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

5%
20/21
20%
21/22
16%
22/23
16%
23/24
16%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths41%——
Higher standard2%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard44%
-18% vs England
Higher standard5%
-3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard68%
-7% vs England
Higher standard30%
-3% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard48%
-24% vs England
Greater depth5%
-8% vs England

Maths

Expected standard66%
-8% vs England
Higher standard20%
-6% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard73%
+0% vs England
Higher standard27%
-3% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard68%
-14% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

642019522023412024442025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)44%61%
Higher standard5%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.