Downderry Primary School is a primary school located in Bromley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 18/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Downderry Road, Bromley, BR1 5QL
Website: www.downderryprimaryschool.com
Telephone: 02086985768
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lewisham
Headteacher / Principal: Dr David Gifford
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100679

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 376
Number of Pupils: 471
Number of Boys: 226
Number of Girls: 245

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.5
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.8
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.6 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downderry Primary School
Downderry Road , Downham BR1 5QL 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rangefield Primary School
Glenbow Road , Downham BR1 4RP 		2out of 4 526 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Forster Park Primary School
Boundfield Road , SE6 1PQ 		3out of 4 768 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Good Shepherd RC School
Moorside Road , Downham BR1 5EP 		3out of 4 795 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School
Beachborough Road , BR1 5RL 		4out of 4 916 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Winlaton Road , Downham BR1 5PZ 		4out of 4 257 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Conisborough College
Conisborough Crescent , Catford SE6 2SE 		2out of 4 1,091 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy
Launcelot Road , BR1 5EB 		3out of 4 1,200 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Sedgehill Academy
Sedgehill Road , Lewisham SE6 3QW 		- not rated 1,717 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Woodlands School
Shroffold Road , BR1 5PD 		3out of 4 161 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
Roundtable Rd & Revelon Rd , Downham and Brockley BR1 5LE 		3out of 4 1,045 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Watergate School
Lushington Road , Bellingham SE6 3WG 		4out of 4 1,725 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Young Women's Hub
Brownhill Road , Brownhill Road SE6 1AU 		- not rated 2,036 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Girls More About School
Bishop Challoner School
228 Bromley Road , Shortlands BR2 0BS 		- not rated 2,608 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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