Ofsted inspection · 19/11/2024
Overview of Downfield Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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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 | 22% | 4% | 61% | 15% | 26% | 4% | 57% | 11% | 61% | 76% | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 40% | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 0% | 75% | 26% | 60% | 0% | 82% | 23% | 65% | 84% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 39% | 466 |
| 2022/23 | 40% | 0% | 59% | 16% | 45% | 3% | 76% | 16% | 64% | 67% | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 | -0.20 | -3.00 | +1.40 | 37% | 450 |
| 2018/19 | 45% | 2% | 63% | 16% | 61% | 6% | 69% | 12% | 69% | 71% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | -1.60 | -3.90 | -0.70 | 28% | 435 |
| 2017/18 | 55% | 2% | 57% | 21% | 68% | 6% | 75% | 8% | 68% | 72% | 101.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 | +0.30 | -1.20 | +1.30 | 32% | 454 |
| 2016/17 | 60% | 7% | 67% | 25% | 75% | 16% | 81% | 26% | 75% | 86% | 102.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | -0.20 | -1.50 | +2.10 | 33% | 439 |
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 | 455 | 17.3 | 40% | 37% | 30% | 7% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 466 | 21.2 | 39% | 39% | 30% | 7% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 450 | 22.2 | 37% | 34% | 32% | 7% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 458 | 22.0 | 31% | 32% | 30% | 6% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 454 | 21.0 | 26% | 29% | 25% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 435 | 20.1 | 28% | 29% | 28% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 454 | 19.0 | 32% | 34% | 33% | 5% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 439 | 22.4 | 33% | 31% | 33% | 4% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.