Downsview Community Primary School

Beech Avenue, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8AU

Requires Improvement

Inspected 25 April 2023

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

52%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

4–11

Ages

141

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Kent →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 141 / 210 (67%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 25 April 2023

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

48.2%

Disadvantaged

17.7%

EAL

3.5%

SEN support

17.0%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

52%

Expected standard (RWM)

11%

Higher standard (RWM)

104

Avg reading score

102

Avg maths score

Attendance

9.1%

Overall absence

31.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

6.6

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -3.0 vs 2023/24

21.4

Pupils per teacher

↑ +3.8 vs 2023/24

7.54

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -2.0 vs 2023/24

£44,463

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 29% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,612 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -2.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£9,016

Spend per pupil

£9,953

Income per pupil

42%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.