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The Downley School

Primary

Buckinghamshire · High Wycombe · HP13 5AL www.downley.bucks.sch.uk/

Pupils
380
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
380
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
380
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Inadequate

Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Downley School · Primary · Buckinghamshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
71%
+20pp
71%61%51%
'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
11%
+6pp
11%8%5%
'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
49%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
49%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
380
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Faulkner Way, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5AL
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
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
2024/2571%11%93%44%71%20%93%49%78%91%109.0109.0109.013%380
2023/2451%5%80%39%51%5%78%34%90%68%106.0106.0104.010%388
2022/23Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

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
2024/2538028.413%21%11%4%9%
2023/2438829.410%20%12%4%7%

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