Downs View Special School
School Name: Downs View Special School Address: Warren Road, Woodingdean Town/City: Brighton County: East Sussex Postcode: BN2 6BB Country: 22130967 Telephone Number: 01273 601680 Website: http://www.downsview.brighton-hove.sch.uk/
Phase: Ages 3-19 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Ms Vanessa Hickey
Capacity: 215
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 201 (71% boys & 29% girls)
Enrollment: 93% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 55.3%
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- VI - Visual Impairment
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- PD - Physical Disability
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 114680
DfE Number: 846/7006
UKPRN: 10015666
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Brighton and Hove (E06000043)
Constituency: Brighton, Kemptown (E14000597)
Electoral Ward: Woodingdean (E05002440)
Easting & Northing: 535356E, 105689N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 50' 7.97" N 0° 4' 44.51" W
Plus Code: 9C2XRWPC+69
DfE Record: View record
- Woodingdean Primary School (0.1km)
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- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery (1.6km)
- Oxford International College, Brighton (1.9km)
- Longhill High School (2.0km)
- City Academy Whitehawk (2.2km)
- Roedean School (2.5km)
- Brighton Waldorf School (2.7km)
- St Mark's CofE Primary School (2.7km)
- Coombe Road Primary School (2.8km)
- Dr Jennifer Chapman - Governor. Appointed on 19 June 2006 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 March 2027.
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