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Downsview Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Swanley, BR8 8AU

Requires improvement

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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#11,659 of 15,057

Worse than 77% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Downsview Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 2 Dec 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils140
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Caroline Cain
Local authorityKent
Opened01 Jan 2004
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 134515.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolKentEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths52%, worse than England, worse than Kent62%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.11%, better than England, similar to Kent10%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, worse than England, worse than Kent106106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than Kent104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than Kent104105
Expected standard in reading67%, worse than England, worse than Kent75%76%
Expected standard in writing85%, better than England, better than Kent74%73%
Expected standard in maths63%, worse than England, worse than Kent71%75%
Pupils taking tests27--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils140
Girls70
Boys70
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.45.7%
First language not English22.1%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.33.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.20
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.7
Average class size23.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
58.6%
Other White
8.6%
African
8.6%
White and Asian
4.3%
Pakistani
4.3%
Gypsy/Roma
3.6%
Other mixed
3.6%
Indian
2.9%
White and Black African
2.1%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.7%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.7
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.9
Teachers (FTE)7.1
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.98
Support staff (FTE)10.77
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/256.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/254.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/252
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.16
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.20
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.11
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.11
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolKentEngland
Overall absence9%, worse than England, worse than Kent5.4%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.30.8%, worse than England, worse than Kent14.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.8.9%, worse than England, worse than Kent1.2%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate19.1%
Pupils with one or more suspensions5.7%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Downsview Community Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimaryHigh Firs Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimarySt Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, SwanleyAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miSecondaryOrchards AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryHorizon Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.8 miPrimarySt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryCrockenhill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.3 miPrimaryHextable Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Downsview Community Primary School

What is Downsview Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Downsview Community Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 2 Dec 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Downsview Community Primary School rank in England?

Downsview Community Primary School ranks 11,659 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 77% of schools).

What are Downsview Community Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils at Downsview Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Downsview Community Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Downsview Community Primary School made 16 offers from 20 applications (1.3 per offer), and 11 of 11 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Downsview Community Primary School?

Downsview Community Primary School has 140 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Downsview Community Primary School?

Downsview Community Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Downsview Community Primary School?

At Downsview Community Primary School, the average class had 23.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.7 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Downsview Community Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Downsview Community Primary School missed 9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 30.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.