Downsell Primary School
About the school
Downsell Primary School is an open primary school in Waltham Forest.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 29 November 2023
- Published
- 29 January 2024
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 66%
- Waltham Forest
- 74%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 15%
- Waltham Forest
- 17%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 71%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Waltham Forest
- 81%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 76%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 66%
- Waltham Forest
- 83%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 19%
- Waltham Forest
- 41%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Waltham Forest
- 87%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Waltham Forest
- 108
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Waltham Forest
- 107
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Waltham Forest
- 108
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
438
Girls
47.03%
Boys
52.97%
SEN support
38.13%
Education, health and care plan
7.76%
English as an additional language
79.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
35.01%
Overall absence
6.63
Persistent absence
19.15