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EnglandEast of EnglandBroxbourneEN8 8SSDownfield Primary School
Primary

Downfield Primary School

Primary

Broxbourne · Waltham Cross · EN8 8SS http://www.downfield.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
455
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
22%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
22%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 19/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Downfield Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
22%
-36pp
58%40%22%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 22%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
26%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
57%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
61%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
37%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
40%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Downfield Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 8SS
Local authority
Hertfordshire
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
2024/2522%4%61%15%26%4%57%11%61%76%103.0103.0105.040%455
2023/2458%0%75%26%60%0%82%23%65%84%105.0106.0107.039%466
2022/2340%0%59%16%45%3%76%16%64%67%102.0104.0103.0-0.20-3.00+1.4037%450
2018/1945%2%63%16%61%6%69%12%69%71%101.0103.0104.0-1.60-3.90-0.7028%435
2017/1855%2%57%21%68%6%75%8%68%72%101.0102.0105.0+0.30-1.20+1.3032%454
2016/1760%7%67%25%75%16%81%26%75%86%102.0105.0107.0-0.20-1.50+2.1033%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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545517.340%37%30%7%20%
2023/2446621.239%39%30%7%24%
2022/2345022.237%34%32%7%24%
2021/2245822.031%32%30%6%20%
2020/2145421.026%29%25%
2018/1943520.128%29%28%4%9%
2017/1845419.032%34%33%5%9%
2016/1743922.433%31%33%4%9%

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