Downderry Primary School

State-Funded School

downderry-primary-school-lewisham-london

LondonRegion

LewishamLocal Authority

Lewisham EastConstituency

BR1 5QLPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Downderry Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Lewisham, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 477 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 74%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

38%

Asian

11%

Black

25%

Mixed

21%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

477

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

38%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 477
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 19 May 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Jul 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.