Downs View Special School

School Name: Downs View Special School
Address: Warren Road, Woodingdean
Town/City: Brighton
County: East Sussex
Postcode: BN2 6BB
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: 223
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 224 (78% boys & 22% girls)
Enrollment: 100% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 60.8%

• VI - Visual Impairment
• OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
• HI - Hearing Impairment
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
• PD - Physical Disability
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 114680
DfE Number: 846/7006
UKPRN: 10015666
UPRN: 22130967
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Brighton and Hove (E06000043)
Constituency: Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven (E14001129)
Electoral Ward: Woodingdean (E05015420)

Easting & Northing: 535356E, 105689N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 50' 7.97" N 0° 4' 44.51" W
Plus Code: 9C2XRWPC+69

DfE Record: View record

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2. Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery (1.2km)
3. Bevendean Primary School and Nursery (1.6km)
4. Oxford International College, Brighton (1.9km)
5. Longhill High School (2.0km)
6. City Academy Whitehawk (2.2km)
7. Roedean School (2.5km)
8. St Mark's CofE Primary School (2.7km)
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