Downsell Primary School

State-Funded School

downsell-primary-school-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

Leyton and WansteadConstituency

E15 2BSPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Downsell Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Waltham Forest, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 426 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

30%

Asian

37%

Black

16%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

426

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

75%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 426
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Dec 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

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.