Downsview Community Primary School is a primary school located in Swanley. 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 08/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Beech Avenue, Swanley

School Information

Address: Beech Avenue, Swanley, BR8 8AU
Website: www.downsview-primary.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01322662594
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Moore
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134515

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 187
Number of Boys: 97
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.4
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.8
Maths
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -5 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downsview Community Primary School
Beech Avenue , BR8 8AU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
High Firs Primary School
Court Crescent , BR8 8NR 		3out of 4 877 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley
Sycamore Drive , BR8 7AY 		3out of 4 894 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Horizon Primary Academy
Hilda May Avenue , BR8 7BT 		3out of 4 1,202 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
St Mary's Road , BR8 7BU 		3out of 4 1,335 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchards Academy
St Mary's Road , BR8 7TE 		3out of 4 1,148 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
Beechenlea Lane , BR8 8DR 		3out of 4 864 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
SupaJam Education In Music and Media
St Marys Road , BR8 7TE 		- not rated 1,148 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Annex School House
Pembroke House , Leyden Hatch Lane BR8 7PS 		- not rated 1,925 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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