Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2024
Overview of Downside Primary School · Primary · Luton
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 | 79% | 14% | 89% | 41% | 87% | 19% | 90% | 36% | 90% | 90% | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 1,031 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 12% | 73% | 25% | 79% | 17% | 86% | 30% | 84% | 80% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 14% | 1,038 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 7% | 71% | 21% | 79% | 10% | 92% | 27% | 82% | 85% | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | -0.50 | +1.10 | +2.40 | 11% | 1,019 |
| 2018/19 | 71% | 12% | 78% | 23% | 81% | 20% | 92% | 38% | 84% | 93% | 105.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 | +0.60 | +0.50 | +3.10 | 14% | 1,002 |
| 2017/18 | 69% | 8% | 74% | 20% | 79% | 18% | 88% | 21% | 83% | 87% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 | -1.10 | +0.60 | +1.00 | 13% | 1,019 |
| 2016/17 | 58% | 7% | 60% | 13% | 79% | 14% | 87% | 28% | 80% | 86% | 101.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | -3.80 | -0.60 | +1.20 | 10% | 1,013 |
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 | 1,031 | 24.3 | 16% | 38% | 22% | 6% | 12% |
| 2023/24 | 1,038 | 23.9 | 14% | 38% | 20% | 5% | 14% |
| 2022/23 | 1,019 | 24.1 | 11% | 42% | 22% | 7% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 1,004 | 22.7 | 11% | 49% | 23% | 7% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 986 | 23.2 | 10% | 59% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,002 | 23.9 | 14% | 70% | 22% | 5% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 1,019 | 24.3 | 13% | 74% | 22% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,013 | 24.4 | 10% | 82% | 22% | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.