Downshall Primary School
Meads Lane, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG3 8UG
This school is closed (it closed in December 2022).
It was replaced by Downshall Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr I Bennett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ilford South
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 596
- URN
- 102800
- Local authority
- Redbridge
About this school
Downshall Primary School was a community primary school in Ilford. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 596 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Downshall Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1995, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 71 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 |
| Writing progress | +1.20 |
| Maths progress | +2.30 |
How Downshall Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 596 | — |
| Downshall Primary School | 76% | 7% | 26.4% | 501 | 0.0 miles |
| Aldborough Primary School | 90% | 5.2% | 18.4% | 347 | 0.0 miles |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy | 58% | 5.5% | 34.7% | 213 | 0.4 miles |
| Farnham Green Primary School | 80% | 6.1% | 23% | 350 | 0.5 miles |
| William Torbitt Primary School | 64% | 5.9% | 23.8% | 491 | 0.6 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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Downshall Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Ilford
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Aldborough Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Ilford
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St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Ilford
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Farnham Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilford
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William Torbitt Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ilford
Other schools in Ilford
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Primary School Primary
- Cleveland Road Primary School Primary
- Clore Tikva School Primary
- Cranbrook Primary School Primary
- Downshall Primary School Primary
- Fairlop Primary School Primary
- Farnham Green Primary School Primary
- Fullwood Primary School Primary
- Gearies Primary School Primary
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Downshall Primary School teach?
- Downshall Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Ilford.
- Has Downshall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Downshall 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 many pupils are at Downshall Primary School?
- Downshall Primary School had 596 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Downshall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Downshall 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.