Downe Primary School

Overview

Ofsted

Report card

Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade

Key stage 2, 2023/24

92%

reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bromley 69%, England 61%

Last distance offered

No limit

Reception, September 2026 entry · Bromley Council

Demand for places

1.0

first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bromley Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 13 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Results

In 2023/24, 92% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Bromley it was 69%, and across England 61%.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Downe Primary School on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

• Inclusion: Strong standard
• Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
• Achievement: Strong standard
• Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
• Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
• Early years: Strong standard
• Leadership and governance: Strong standard

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 6 April 2026).