Downs Barn School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Downs Barn School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–7, located in Milton Keynes, South East.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 96 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
49%Boys
51%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2 – 7
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 96
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2024 | Good | Good | Outstanding | Good | Good |
| 10 Sept 2018 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
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.
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