The Downley School
Faulkner Way, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5AL
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by The Downley School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Leanne Dandridge
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 407
- URN
- 131908
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
About this school
The Downley School was a community primary school in High Wycombe. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 407 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Downley School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, 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 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 |
| Writing progress | +0.50 |
| Maths progress | +0.30 |
How The Downley School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 58% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 10.3% | 407 | — |
| The Downley School | 71% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 350 | 0.0 miles |
| Millbrook Combined School | 42% | 8.1% | 30.4% | 628 | 0.8 miles |
| The Disraeli School | 51% | 5.5% | 23.3% | 652 | 0.9 miles |
| West Wycombe School | 68% | 8.4% | 28.6% | 154 | 1.1 miles |
| Oakridge School | 64% | 7.1% | 31.3% | 452 | 1.3 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.3%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 15.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Downley School0.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Millbrook Combined School0.8 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
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The Disraeli School0.9 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
West Wycombe School1.1 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Oakridge School1.3 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
- Abbey View Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Beechview Academy Primary
- Bledlow Ridge School Primary
- Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cadmore End CofE School Primary
- Carrington Infant School Primary
- Carrington Junior School Primary
- Castlefield School Primary
- Cedar Park School & Nursery Primary
- Chepping View Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Downley School teach?
- The Downley School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Has The Downley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Downley 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 The Downley School?
- The Downley School had 407 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are The Downley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Downley 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 12 September 2023.