Downs Infant SchoolFairlight Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Brighton.
Summary of the comparison
Downs Infant School and Fairlight Primary School are primary schools in Brighton.
Downs Infant School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Fairlight Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Downs Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Downs Infant School was judged the expected standard and Fairlight Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Fairlight Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrightonDowns Infant School | BrightonFairlight Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | C65/100 | |
| Local ranking | 45th of 46 in Brighton and Hove | 9th of 46 in Brighton and Hove Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 5-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 322 | 374 | |
| Capacity | 300 | 420 | |
| Location | Brighton, BN1 6JA | Brighton, BN2 3AJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 51.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 322 | 374 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.5% | 49.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.6% | 29.1% | |
| SEN support | 5.3% | 23.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.7% | 4.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.7% Stronger figure | 6.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.4% Stronger figure | 19.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Downs Infant School
Fairlight Primary School
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