Downsell Primary School

Primary · Waltham Forest · E15 2BS · URN 103044

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-11-29Cohort 426

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 59

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 53 schools in Waltham Forest

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
66%
Waltham Forest 70.3%England 61%
4.3 percentage points below the area average of 70.3
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
15%
Waltham Forest 15.5%England 8%
0.5 percentage points below the area average of 15.5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Waltham Forest 107.62England 105
1.6 below the area average of 107.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
106
Waltham Forest 107.28England 105
1.3 below the area average of 107.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Waltham Forest 107.57England 105
3.6 below the area average of 107.6
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
19%
Waltham Forest 40.2%England 32%
21.2 percentage points below the area average of 40.2
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
71%
Waltham Forest 79.2%
8.2 percentage points below the area average of 79.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
83%
Waltham Forest 76.7%
6.3 percentage points above the area average of 76.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
76%
Waltham Forest 79.3%
3.3 percentage points below the area average of 79.3
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
59
Waltham Forest 58
1.4 above the area average of 57.6
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Waltham Forest	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	66% Waltham Forest 70.3%England 61%	4.3 percentage points below the area average of 70.3	5 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	15% Waltham Forest 15.5%England 8%	0.5 percentage points below the area average of 15.5	7 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Waltham Forest 107.62England 105	1.6 below the area average of 107.6	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	106 Waltham Forest 107.28England 105	1.3 below the area average of 107.3	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Waltham Forest 107.57England 105	3.6 below the area average of 107.6	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	19% Waltham Forest 40.2%England 32%	21.2 percentage points below the area average of 40.2	13 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	71% Waltham Forest 79.2%	8.2 percentage points below the area average of 79.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	83% Waltham Forest 76.7%	6.3 percentage points above the area average of 76.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	76% Waltham Forest 79.3%	3.3 percentage points below the area average of 79.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	59 Waltham Forest 58	1.4 above the area average of 57.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Waltham Forest · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 74.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 33.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 42% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8.9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 19% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 15% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 66% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 80.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Downsell Primary School Good at its inspection on 29/11/2023.
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