Downlands Community School – Ofsted Inspection Report, July 2026

MEAL DEALS Sept 2026

Uniform Expectations

Y7 Forest School Day 2026

Year 10 Information Evening 17.9.26

• Parent and Carer – Ofsted visit summary 15.7.26
• The Crisis of School Funding in West Sussex
• Downlands HB Cover 2026 A 
• Spring Concert 26 
• End of Term Arrangements December 2025 
• Winter Concert 2025
• Trips Booklet 2025-2026
• Return to school September 2025
• Smartphone Policy
• Late Start for Students – Friday, 3rd October
• Hello Yellow
• World Book Day

Year 7

• 1st July – Year 7 students not in school
• Y7 Camp Group A
• Y7 Camp Group B
• Y7 assessment 2 F Sparx revision list
• How to use Sparx independent learning 
• Y7 assessment 2 C Sparx revision list
• Y7 Non-Calculator Assessment 15.4.26
• Unifrog Parent Year 7
• Revised Y7 Forest School Information
• Year 7 Information Evening Presentation

Year 8

• FRANCE-2027– Information regarding the France Trips that this year group will take when they are in Year 9
• Year 8 Science Assessment
• How to use Sparx independent learning
• Y8 assessment 2 H Sparx revision list
• CEA 2026 LETTER Y8 and Y9
• Ski & Snowboard Launch Letter 2027
• Year8 Information Evening 2025 Presentation 
•  HPV parent letter 2025-26

Year 9

• Options Booklet 2026_CA
• Year 9 Options Booklet & Information
• Year 9 Options Evening Notification – January 2026 
• CEA 2026 LETTER Y8 and Y9
• Iceland27 launch letter
• STEM Disney27 Launch Letter
• Ski & Snowboard Launch Letter 2027
• Year 9 Information Evening 2025 Presentation

Year 10

• Iceland parents parents presentation 2026
• Year 10 Information Evening Slides
• ​Year 10 Open Evening Guides – HOY permission letteormation Evening 2025 Presentation
• Year 10 WEX launch and Careers Information 2025
• Work Experince
• Work Experience

Year 11

• Hoody, Yearbook & Prom 2026
• Exam Access Arrangement Testing
• Find Your Path Information Letter 2025
• Y11 Revision Information Evening 2025 Presentation
• Revision Letter & Effective Revision

• Summer arrangements and KS4 uniform update 
• Smartphones 31.3.25
• Comic Relief 21 Mar 2025
• CoG Headteacher’s Resignation 
• PE and Dance Clubs – Spring Term
• Headteacher’s Letter to Potential Governors
• End of Term Arrangements
• Christmas Hamper Project 2024
• Christmas lunch 2024 
• Children in Need 2024 – Non Uniform Day
• Silver Equaliteach Diversity Award letter
• FINAL Speech & Drama lessons @ Downlands School
• Clinic information for missed Flu vaccinations
• External Sporting Achievements
• Visiting Music Teachers
• Trips Booklet 2024-2025 FINAL
• Downlands Community School – Flu Parent Carer Letter
• PE and Dance TT Autumn 1 2024-25

Year 7

• Y7 Camp Wed to Fri parents presentation (1)
• Y7 Camp Monday to Wed parents presentation (2)
• Y7 Summer Assessment Knowledge Questions 24-25
• Y7 Summer Assessment Revision Plan
• Yr 7 Science Summer Assessment
• Sri Lanka Launch Letter 2026
• Sri Lanka Netball-Rugby – Presentation
• Y7 Science Spring Assessment Revision Plan 2025
• Y7 Spring Assessment 2025
• Y7 Science Spring Assessment Knowledge Questions 2025
• Social Media letter – Year 7
• Year 7 Autumn Knowledge Questions 24-25
• Y7 Autumn Assessment Revision Plan
• Year 7 Science Autumn Assessment
• Y7 Camp 2025 Initial letter
• Mud Run Letter 2024
• Y7 Settling In Evening
• Character Day -Theatre Trip letter Jan25
• Library letter re. restricted access
• Y7 Forest School
• Additional Music Lessons
• Key Stage Three Science revision guides
• 1066 Re-enactment 2024 Letter to parents

Year 8

• Y9 FRANCE 2026
• Y8 Consultation Evening 8.5.25
• Sri Lanka Launch Letter 2026
• Sri Lanka Netball-Rugby – Presentation
• Y8 Spring Knowledge Questions 24-25
• Y8 Spring Assessment Revision Plan
• Year 8 Science Assessment
• Initial hosting letter
• CEA Choices Letter 2025 final
• Inital letter Ski 2026
• Year 8 Jan Character Day- London Museums
• Mud Run Letter 2024
• Y8 Info Eve 24
• Y8 Autumn Assessment Letter 24-25
• Y8 Autumn Assessment Revision Plan
• Yr 8 Autumn Knowledge Questions 24-25
• Year 8 and 9 Information Evening
• Additional Music Lessons
• Key Stage Three Science revision guides
• Year 8 and 9 Maths Information

Year 9

• photography kit letter 2025
• Year 9 Options Booklet & Information letter 2025
• Options Booklet 2025
• Year 9 Options Evening Notification – January 2025
• Downlands Community School – Parent consent letter
• Initial hosting letter
• CEA Choices Letter 2025
• Y9 Christmas revision plan
• Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table 
• Atomic structure and the periodic table knowledge
• Y9 Christmas Assessment
• Inital letter Ski 2026
• Mud Run Letter 2024
• FC Bayern Munich Football Tour Presentation – Oct 2025
• Iceland Initial letter 2026 (Open to Current Y9)
• Year 9 Information Evening
• Year 8 and 9 Information Evening
• Year 9 Autumn Assessment PLC 2024
• Y9 Autumn revision plan
• Biomimicry Knowledge Questions
• Y9 Autumn Science Assessment letter
• Key Stage Three Science revision guides
• Year 8 and 9 Maths Information

Year 10

• Parent presentation 2025 India Trip
• Y10 Consultation Evening
• Y10 Spring 2025 PLCs
• C4 Chem Knowledge Questions
• P5 Knowledge questions
• Y10 Spring 2025 PLCs
• Y10 Spring Combined Sciences revision plan
• Y10 Spring separate revision plan
• Year 10 Spring email 2025
• Prefect application information
• Initial hosting letter
• Yr 10 parents round up of careers
• Year 10-11 Revision Guides KS4
• FC Bayern Munich Football Tour Presentation- Oct 2025
• Y10 Autumn Science Letter 20.9.24
• Y10 Biology B1, B2 Knowledge Questions
• Y10 Biology B3 Knowledge Questions
• Y10 Chemistry C1, C2 Knowledge Questions
• Y10 Chemistry C3, Knowledge Questions
• Y10 P1 Knowledge questions
• Y10 P2 Knowledge Questions
• Y10 P3 Knowledge Questions
• Y10 P4 Knowledge questions
• Year 10 Biology Autumn assessment PLC 3.0
• Year 10 Chemistry Autumn test PLC
• Year 10 Physics Autumn PLC
• 2024-2026 Year 10 Exam Guide
• Year 10 Information Evening

Year 11

• GCSE Textiles
• parent presentation 2025 India Trip July
• PROM Information letter 280325
• PROM TICKETS LETTER 2025
• Year 11 Yearbook, Hoody & Prom letter 170125.doc
• Y11 Character Day 22.1.25
• Revision list for Year 11 2025
• 2024 -25 Downlands Revision and Exam booklet
• Y11 Feb Mock 2025 Science
• Bio P2 F RAG
• Bio P2 H RAG
• Bio P2 Separates RAG
• Chem P2 F RAG
• Chem P2 H RAG
• Chem P2 Separates RAG
• Combined Science Paper 2 Foundation revision guide
• Combined Science Paper 2 Higher revision guide
• Physics Equation Sheet – Combined Science
• Physics Equation Sheet – Separate Science
• Physics P2 F RAG
• Physics P2 H RAG
• Physics P2 Separate RAG
• Separate Science Paper 2 revision guide
• Y11 Consultation Evening
• Y11 AYP letter
• Year 10-11 Revision Guides KS4
• Y11 Information Evening
• Find Your Path booklet 2024
• Find Your Path Evening 2024 presentation
• Find Your Path feedback
• Y11 Combined Science Paper 1 Foundation revision guide
• Y11 Combined Science Paper 1 Higher revision guide
• Y11 GCSE Mock Assessments
• Y11 Separate Science Paper 1 revision guide
• College Open Events Autumn 2024
• Find Your Path Information Letter 2024