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The Downley School

Faulkner Way, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5AL

Local ranking144th of 176 primary schools in Buckinghamshire
Ofsted: Inadequate

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from The Downley School (URN 131908) since 1 September 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
71.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
93.0%
Writing (Expected)
71.0%
Maths (Expected)
93.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
91.0%
Reading avg scaled score
109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
109.0
Cohort Size
55

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
380
Boys
179 (51%)
Girls
171 (49%)
Capacity
420 (83% full)
SEND
12.9%
FSM Eligible
11.3%
EAL
21.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.8%
SEN Support
11.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
15.4
Budget per Pupil
£5,532/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
8.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 48.8%
  • Asian Pakistani: 12.0%
  • White Other: 10.7%
  • Asian Indian: 8.0%
  • Mixed Other: 4.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.5%
  • Black African: 2.9%
  • Black Caribbean: 2.7%

48.8%

White British

12.0%

Asian Pakistani

10.7%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01494527033
office@dnl.odbst.org
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Faulkner Way

High Wycombe, South East

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Administrative

URN
149485
UKPRN
10091546
Establishment No.
2058
Trust
OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST

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