Downshall Primary School

Meads Lane, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG3 8UG

Local ranking49th of 52 primary schools in Redbridge

Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Downshall Primary School (URN 102800) since 1 January 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching: Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Strong standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 76.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 16.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 80.0%
Writing (Expected): 83.0%
Maths (Expected): 86.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 77.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 106.0
Cohort Size: 70

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 538
Boys: 273 (51%)
Girls: 265 (49%)
Capacity: 630 (85% full)
SEND: 17.3%
FSM Eligible: 26.4%
EAL: 95.2%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.8%
SEN Support: 14.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 24.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 21.1
Budget per Pupil: £6,971/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 22.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

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

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

Asian Bangladeshi: 25.1%
Asian Indian: 23.6%
Asian Pakistani: 21.2%
White Other: 10.9%
Asian Other: 5.6%
Black African: 3.8%
Mixed Other: 2.8%
Other: 2.1%

25.1%

Asian Bangladeshi

23.6%

Asian Indian

21.2%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

02085902157

admin.downshall@redbridge.gov.uk

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Meads Lane

Ilford, London

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Administrative

URN: 149520
UKPRN: 10091674
Establishment No.: 2015
Trust: NEW VISION TRUST

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