# Downsell Primary School

Downsell Primary School is a primary school in Waltham Forest, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 426 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E103044. [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 426
- Council: Waltham Forest
- URN: 103044

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 29 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Downsell Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 74% in Waltham Forest and 62% in England.
15% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Waltham Forest | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 74% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 107 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Education Links](https://openindex.co.uk/school/education-links-e141139): 370 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, September 2022
- [The Jenny Hammond Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-jenny-hammond-primary-school-e103082): 430 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ronald Openshaw Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ronald-openshaw-nursery-school-e102703): 650 m. Nursery. Outstanding (overall), May 2023
- [Colegrave Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colegrave-primary-school-e102752): 690 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, October 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mayville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayville-academy-e142713): 700 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Maryland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maryland-primary-school-e102730): 700 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/103044)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/103044)

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