66
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 21/03/2017
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBromley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio13.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Downe Primary School · Primary · Bromley
Part ofTHE PIONEER ACADEMY
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
66
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
35%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
High Elms Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JN
Local authority
Bromley
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | — | — | — | 35% | 66 |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 8% | 92% | 17% | 92% | 50% | 92% | 25% | 92% | 92% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | — | — | — | 22% | 62 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66 | 11.1 | 35% | 17% | 14% | 6% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 62 | 12.6 | 22% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 8% |
| 2022/23 | 66 | — | 27% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.