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EnglandLondonLewishamBR1 5QLDownderry Primary School
Primary

Downderry Primary School

Primary

Lewisham · Bromley · BR1 5QL www.downderryprimaryschool.com

Pupils
455
cap. 376
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 19/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLewisham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Downderry Primary School · Primary · Lewisham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
80%
+6pp
80%75%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
13%
+1pp
17%15%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
455
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
42%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Downderry Road, Downham, Bromley, BR1 5QL
Local authority
Lewisham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2580%13%85%35%80%18%88%32%85%83%106.0107.0107.021%455
2023/2474%12%86%36%81%21%81%45%90%83%107.0107.0108.018%460
2022/2378%17%91%31%81%21%91%38%90%91%108.0107.0111.0+1.80+0.90+2.4013%465
2018/1970%13%80%31%81%20%85%42%79%80%106.0107.0110.0-0.90-2.00-0.408%509
2017/1875%13%89%18%86%27%82%36%91%91%105.0106.0110.0-0.40+1.20+1.308%503
2016/1779%21%79%38%83%22%88%60%88%88%106.0110.0111.0+2.80+1.50+6.108%497

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545522.521%42%29%6%16%
2023/2446023.918%42%31%5%13%
2022/2346520.813%42%28%5%13%
2021/2247019.312%41%31%6%21%
2020/2147118.110%43%27%
2018/1950921.68%33%30%4%10%
2017/1850321.08%34%34%4%10%
2016/1749722.98%29%35%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.