Downfield Primary School is a primary school located in Waltham Cross. 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 05/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Downfield Road, Waltham Cross

School Information

Address: Downfield Road, Waltham Cross, EN8 8SS
Website: http://www.downfield.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01992629598
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Sarah Goldsmith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117255

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 454
Number of Boys: 209
Number of Girls: 245

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -5.5 to -2.3
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School
Blindman's Lane , Cheshunt EN8 9DW
4out of 4 1,025 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenfield Nursery School
Hurst Drive , EN8 8DH
3out of 4 1,946 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downfield Primary School
Downfield Road , Cheshunt EN8 8SS
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Longlands Close , Crossbrook Street EN8 8LU
3out of 4 728 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Royal Avenue , EN8 7EN
- not rated 857 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Millbrook School
Gews Corner , Cheshunt EN8 9BX
2out of 4 956 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Burleigh Primary School
Blindmans Lane , Cheshunt EN8 9DP
3out of 4 1,027 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
College Road , Cheshunt EN8 9LY
2out of 4 1,281 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Haileybury Turnford
Mill Lane , Cheshunt EN8 0JU
2out of 4 1,624 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Lieutenant Ellis Way , Cheshunt EN7 5FB
3out of 4 2,084 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Goffs Academy
Goffs Lane , Cheshunt EN7 5QW
3out of 4 2,327 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Lea Valley Academy
Bullsmoor Lane , EN3 6TW
3out of 4 2,422 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Capel Manor College
Bullsmoor Lane , EN1 4RQ
- not rated 3,104 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Freshsteps Independent school
Innova House , Kenetic Crescent EN3 7XH
- not rated 3,083 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Orchardside School
230 Bullsmoor Lane , EN1 4RL
2out of 4 3,242 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.