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Downside Primary School
Chaul End Lane, Luton, LU48EZ
015 8258 7160
School Profile
GENDER
Mixed
AGE
4 - 11
PUPILS
992
Downside Primary School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 4 and 11 and has a capacity of 1050. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 07 May 2015.
This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Primary schools in England based on pupils who met or exceeded the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
PUPIL MIX
501 boys and 491 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
22.8
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
15.8%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
65.6%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
9.3%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020 SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
10.8%
EHC PLAN
1.6%
School Performance
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
Local Authority
England
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
Local Authority
England
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
Reading
Average
Writing
Average
Maths
Well Above Average
Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores
| Average Score | School | Local Authority | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 105 | 103 | 104 |
| Maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |
School Inspections
Inspectorate | The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) |
Inspection reports | |
Latest inspection rating | |
Latest inspection date | 07 May 2015 |
Latest inspection summary: | |
| Category | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal development | No Judgement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding is effective | - |
| Early years provision | Good |
School Admissions
Demand for primary school places
High
| Applications and Offers | |
|---|---|
| Total preferred applications | 206 |
| Of which first preference applications | 123 |
| Of which second preference applications | 44 |
| Of which third preference applications | 39 |
| Total offers made | 126 |
| Of which first preference offers | 123 |
| Of which second preference offers | 3 |
| Of which third preference offers | 0 |
School Neighbourhood
PUBLIC TRANSPORT |
9
|
GREEN SPACE |
7
|
ENVIRONMENT |
3
|
SAFETY |
5
|
PROPERTY | £210,000 Median house price as at
September 2020
|
DIVERSITY MIX
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