Downsview Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in London. 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 20/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are below 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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Biggin Way, London

School Information

Address: Biggin Way, London, SE19 3XE
Website: www.downsview.croydon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02087644611
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Croydon
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Meghan Pugh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101778

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 620
Number of Boys: 292
Number of Girls: 328

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.9 to -0.1
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.7
Maths
Below Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.6 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornton Heath Nursery School
51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS
3out of 4 2,303 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Dulwich Wood Nursery School
Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS
3out of 4 2,575 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre
23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL
2out of 4 3,176 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downsview Primary and Nursery School
Biggin Way , Upper Norwood SE19 3XE
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
Springfield Road , CR7 8DZ
3out of 4 721 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's RC Junior School
Woodend , SE19 3NU
4out of 4 752 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
David Livingstone Academy
Northwood Road , CR7 8HX
4out of 4 772 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's RC Infant School
Crown Dale , Upper Norwood SE19 3NX
3out of 4 853 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's College
Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL
3out of 4 763 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Norwood School
Crown Dale , Lambeth SE19 3NY
3out of 4 976 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Norbury High School for Girls
Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT
3out of 4 1,128 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
Belltrees Grove , SW16 2HY
4out of 4 1,735 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Maberley Road , Upper Norwood SE19 2JH
4out of 4 1,952 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form
11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ
- not rated 2,715 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dunraven School
94-98 Leigham Court Road , SW16 2QB
4out of 4 2,515 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodmansterne School
Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ
3out of 4 2,577 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priory School
Hermitage Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3QN
3out of 4 815 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The New School
ST MARY'S LODGE , 149 CENTRAL HILL SE19 1RT
- not rated 945 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
CACFO UK Education Centre
40 Northwood Road , CR7 8HQ
- not rated 986 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hillcrest
101 Central Hill , Upper Norwood SE19 1BY
- not rated 1,116 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Silburn Reid
51c Crown Lane , Streatham SW16 3JE
- not rated 1,162 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.