Northease Manor SchoolDowns View Special School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Northease Manor School and Downs View Special School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 8.7 for Northease Manor School and 1.9 for Downs View Special School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Northease Manor School (15.8 in 2021-22, 8.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LewesNorthease Manor School | BrightonDowns View Special School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | ||
| School type | Other independent special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 7-19 | 3-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 115 | 224 | |
| Capacity | 122 | 223 | |
| Location | Lewes, BN7 3EY | Brighton, BN2 6BB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 8.7 Stronger figure | 1.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 24 | 15 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 109 | 223 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 63.0% | |
| English as an additional language | Not reported | 14.3% | |
| SEN support | 2.8% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 97.3% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | Not reported | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | Not reported | 34.3% | 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
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 View Special School
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