Downview Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bognor Regis, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Downview Primary School is a primary school in Bognor Regis, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 23 October 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Downview Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 23 October 2024, was Some aspects not as strong; the previous graded outcome was Good on 6 February 2019.
- In 2024/25, 44% of pupils (England 62%) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, and 5% (England 8%) reached the higher standard.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 66 first-choice applications for 70 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wroxham Way, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 8ER
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 592 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 23 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are very happy at school.”
- “They describe the school as kind and welcoming.”
- “Of the school’s values ‘respect’ is particularly important to pupils, who are proud to help each other to be part of the community.”
To improve
- “While the school recognises that pupils have not achieved previously as well as they should, there is a clear ambition to ensure current pupils do achieve well.”
- “The school recognises that pupils’ outcomes are too low, particularly in reading, writing and mathematics.”
- “This means pupils are not prepared well enough to continue their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 44% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 66 first-preference applications, 70 offers in total, 66 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- South Bersted CofE Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Edward Bryant School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bartons Primary School, Bognor Regis 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Southway Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Nyewood CofE Infant School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published