Downe Primary School is a primary school located in Orpington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/10/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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High Elms Road, Orpington

School Information

Address: High Elms Road, Orpington, BR6 7JN
Website: www.downeprimary.com
Telephone: 01689853916
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bromley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jodene Panteli
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101614

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/10/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 100
Number of Pupils: 75
Number of Boys: 49
Number of Girls: 26

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -1.8 to 5.2
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 4.4
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downe Primary School
High Elms Road , Downe BR6 7JN 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Cudham Church of England Primary School
Jail Lane , Biggin Hill TN16 3AX 		3out of 4 2,707 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Farnborough Primary School
Farnborough Hill , Farnborough BR6 7EQ 		4out of 4 2,911 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Biggin Hill Primary School
Old Tye Avenue , Biggin Hill TN16 3LY 		3out of 4 3,001 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Green Street Green Primary School
Vine Road , BR6 6DT 		3out of 4 3,267 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Charles Darwin School
Jail Lane , Biggin Hill TN16 3AU 		3out of 4 2,773 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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