Downsview Primary and Nursery School
Primary schoolDownsview Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 620 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 13 June 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 81% of pupils at Downsview Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Croydon and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 106 | 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
In a straight line- Harris Academy Beulah HillSecondary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional)550 m
- St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- St Joseph's RC Junior SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- St Joseph's CollegeSecondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional)700 m
- David Livingstone AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, July 2025. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Priory SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), July 2024750 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Croydon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).