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The Downley School

High Wycombe, HP13 5AL · Buckinghamshire · primary school

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Ofsted: Inadequate · 2022 Inspected 4 years ago Mixed Primary
4.6/10 Broadly average

100th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire we can score, 184 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 4,260 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 6.3/10 among them, against 6.9/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 71.0 · 68 41% 2.78
Ofsted 0 34% 0.01
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 11.0 · 71 26% 1.80

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 71.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 11.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Inadequate in March 2022. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 6.3 out of 10 among them, against 6.9 out of 10 nationally.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Yoga, Spanish, Chess, and Nerf clubs, or take part in Judo, Gymnastics, Dodgeball, Football, Netball, and Choir. There is no breakfast club or after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 380 pupils in a capacity of 420, leaving 40 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school plan to address the Inadequate Ofsted rating from 2022? What specific support is available for pupils who did not reach the expected standard? How do parents manage the lack of formal wraparound care before and after school hours?

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