Downsell Primary School
Downsell Road, Leyton, London, E15 2BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Deena Chetty
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 695
- Pupils on roll
- 426
- URN
- 103044
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085560103
About this school
Downsell Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 426 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Downsell Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 54 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 61% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 2% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 65% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 69% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 63% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Downsell Primary 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 | Waltham Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 429 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 438 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Downsell Primary School compares
Downsell Primary School ranked 40th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.6% | 35% | 426 | — |
| The Jenny Hammond Primary School | 83% | 4.6% | 21.3% | 388 | 0.3 miles |
| Colegrave Primary School | 80% | 6.3% | 34.8% | 519 | 0.4 miles |
| Mayville Academy | 73% | 5.7% | 36.1% | 274 | 0.4 miles |
| Maryland Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 38% | 403 | 0.4 miles |
| St Francis' Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 45.5% | 256 | 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)
- 35.01%
- English as an additional language
- 79%
- Overall absence
- 6.63%
- Persistent absence
- 19.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Jenny Hammond Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Colegrave Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Mayville Academy0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Maryland Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Francis' Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Downsell Primary School ranks 666th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Downsell Primary School teach?
- Downsell Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Downsell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Downsell Primary School is Mr Deena Chetty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Downsell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Downsell Primary 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 many pupils are at Downsell Primary School?
- Downsell Primary School has 426 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Downsell Primary School full?
- Downsell Primary School has capacity for 695 pupils and 426 on roll (61%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Downsell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Downsell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Downsell Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Downsell Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Downsell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Downsell Primary School compare with other schools in Waltham Forest?
- Downsell Primary School ranked 40th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Downsell Primary School's absence rate?
- Downsell Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Downsell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Downsell 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 29 June 2026.