Downsview Primary and Nursery School
Biggin Way, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 3XE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Meghan Pugh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 620
- URN
- 101778
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087644611
About this school
Downsview Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 620 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 79 | 72 | 80 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 74% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 14% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 85% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 90% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 86% | 98% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Downsview Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 615 |
| 2023/24 | 630 |
| 2024/25 | 632 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Downsview Primary and Nursery School compares
Downsview Primary and Nursery School ranked 15th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5.3% | 19% | 620 | — |
| St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy | 51% | 4.2% | 19.9% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Junior School | 67% | 6.1% | 37.1% | 169 | 0.4 miles |
| David Livingstone Academy | 88% | 5.5% | 32.7% | 198 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Infant School | — | 7.6% | 29.8% | 154 | 0.5 miles |
| Kensington Avenue Primary School | 64% | 6% | 24.7% | 459 | 0.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.97%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.31%
- Persistent absence
- 13.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
St Joseph's RC Junior School0.4 miles
Primary
-
David Livingstone Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
St Joseph's RC Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Kensington Avenue Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
Other schools in London
Downsview Primary and Nursery School ranks 255th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Downsview Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Downsview Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Downsview Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Downsview Primary and Nursery School is Ms Meghan Pugh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Downsview Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Downsview Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Downsview Primary and Nursery School?
- Downsview Primary and Nursery School has 620 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Downsview Primary and Nursery School full?
- Downsview Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 630 pupils and 620 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Downsview Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Downsview Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Downsview Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Downsview Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Downsview Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Downsview Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Downsview Primary and Nursery School ranked 15th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Downsview Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Downsview Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Downsview Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Downsview Primary and Nursery 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 29 June 2026.