Downs View Life Skills College
Special post 16 institution school in Brighton (Brighton and Hove).
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Nearby schools
nearest first29 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Patcham Infant School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patcham Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 272 | Good, 2022 |
| Patcham Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 353 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (May 2015) |
| Patcham High SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 1,074 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Westdene Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 445 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Varndean CollegeFurther education | 0.8 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Carden Nursery and Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 359 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5, Needs attention in 1 |
| Dorothy Stringer SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,626 | Good, 2023 |
| Varndean SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,487 | Good, 2022 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Primary | 220 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Balfour Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 695 | Good, 2023 |
| Lancing College Preparatory School at HoveOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 262 | - |
| Central Hub BrightonPupil referral unit | 1.6 mi | Alternative provision | 114 | Good, 2024 |
| Hertford Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 205 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & HoveFree schools | 1.6 mi | Primary | 614 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Stanford Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 197 | Good, 2022 |
| Coldean Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 309 | Good, 2022 |
| Aldrington CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 412 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Windlesham SchoolOther independent | 1.8 mi | Independent | 128 | - |
| Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 436 | Good, 2023 |
| Downs Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 495 | Good, 2023 |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 2,657 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Blatchington Mill SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,622 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 |
| Downs Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 289 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| King's SchoolFree schools | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 925 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| West Blatchington Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 216 | Good, 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form CentreCommunity | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 941 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 |
| University of BrightonHigher education institutions | 2.0 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form CollegeFurther education | 2.0 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Moulsecoomb Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 205 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 70
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