St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolDownsview Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Downsview Community Primary School are primary schools.

  • St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Downsview Community Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged strong and Downsview Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School and 52.0% for Downsview Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Downsview Community Primary School (37.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School versus Downsview Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Swanley VillageSt Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSwanleyDownsview Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking175th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure247th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary controlled school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll111 141
Capacity105 210
LocationSwanley Village, BR8 7PJ Swanley, BR8 8AU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard19.0% Stronger figure11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census111 141
Free school meals (ever 6)9.9% 48.2%
English as an additional language3.6% 17.7%
SEN support3.6% 17.0%
SEN with an EHC plan7.2% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure9.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.2% Stronger figure31.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Downsview Community Primary School

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