Ofsted inspection · 07/06/2023
Overview of Downlands Community School · Primary · Dorset
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 | 42% | 4% | 54% | 19% | 54% | 15% | 65% | 27% | 73% | 69% | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 33% | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 3% | 65% | 23% | 58% | 6% | 65% | 19% | 61% | 71% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 27% | 254 |
| 2022/23 | 45% | 3% | 71% | 24% | 47% | 8% | 68% | 13% | 89% | 68% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | -1.40 | -3.60 | -0.70 | 23% | 265 |
| 2018/19 | 55% | 3% | 70% | 24% | 73% | 6% | 64% | 12% | 73% | 76% | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | -1.00 | -2.60 | -3.10 | 22% | 241 |
| 2017/18 | 52% | 0% | 71% | 23% | 61% | 6% | 68% | 3% | 94% | 68% | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 | -0.90 | -3.50 | -4.00 | 21% | 250 |
| 2016/17 | 47% | 0% | 60% | 7% | 53% | 10% | 63% | 3% | 80% | 53% | 100.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 | -2.60 | -2.70 | -3.60 | 25% | 238 |
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 | 215 | 18.2 | 33% | 32% | 6% | 5% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 254 | 21.4 | 27% | 31% | 4% | 4% | 11% |
| 2022/23 | 265 | 23.6 | 23% | 26% | 5% | 5% | 8% |
| 2021/22 | 264 | 25.3 | 28% | 26% | 6% | 4% | 6% |
| 2020/21 | 253 | 23.1 | 23% | 27% | 4% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 241 | 17.9 | 22% | 24% | 1% | 3% | 5% |
| 2017/18 | 250 | 21.1 | 21% | 23% | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| 2016/17 | 238 | 19.4 | 25% | 27% | 6% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.