The Downley School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

BuckinghamshireLocal Authority

WycombeConstituency

HP13 5ALPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Downley School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Buckinghamshire, South East.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 350 pupils. The Downley School is part of OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 51%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

57%

Asian

21%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

350

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 350
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate

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.