Downe Primary School
High Elms Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JN
This school is closed (it closed in December 2022).
It was replaced by Downe Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Becky Dolan
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 74
- URN
- 101614
- Local authority
- Bromley
About this school
Downe Primary School was a foundation primary school in Orpington. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 74 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Downe Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 |
| Writing progress | +5.90 |
| Maths progress | +4.30 |
How Downe Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 74 | — |
| Downe Primary School | — | 6.4% | 13.6% | 85 | 0.0 miles |
| Cudham Church of England Primary School | 75% | 7.8% | 30.6% | 48 | 1.5 miles |
| Farnborough Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 198 | 1.7 miles |
| Biggin Hill Primary School | 57% | 6.7% | 14.3% | 444 | 1.7 miles |
| Green Street Green Primary School | 75% | 4.7% | 13.7% | 433 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Location
Nearby schools
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Downe Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Orpington
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Cudham Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Westerham
-
Farnborough Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Orpington
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Biggin Hill Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Westerham
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Green Street Green Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Orpington
Other schools in Orpington
- Chelsfield Primary School Primary
- Crofton Infant School Primary
- Crofton Junior School Primary
- Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Darrick Wood Junior School Primary
- Downe Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Primary School Primary
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Green Street Green Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Orpington Primary
- Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School Primary
- Leesons Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Downe Primary School teach?
- Downe Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Orpington.
- Has Downe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Downe Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Downe Primary School?
- Downe Primary School had 74 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Downe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Downe Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2022.