Downlands School Day
The timings of the school day at Downlands are as follows:
| 08.35 | First (warning) bell |
| 08.40 | Registration – Start of the school day |
| 09.00 | Lesson 1 |
| 10.00 | Lesson 2 |
| 11.00 | Break |
| 11.20 | Lesson 3 |
| 12.20 | Lesson 4 |
| 13.20 | Lunch |
| 13.55 | End of lunch |
| 13.55 | Lesson 5 (including 10 minutes DEAR Time** for Key Stage 3) |
| 15.05 | End of the school day |
There are 6 hours and 30 minutes in the compulsory school day, which equals 32 hours and 30 minutes of compulsory school time in a typical week
** Drop Everything And Read – all Key Stage 3 students are required to bring a reading book.
Our Communities
All students at Downlands belong to one of 4 Communities, all named after areas of natural beauty in Sussex
- Beacon
- South Downs
- Weald
- Wolstonbury