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The Downley School

Academy sponsor led · High Wycombe · HP13 5AL

Ages 4–11 · 350 pupils · Buckinghamshire

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Ofsted

Inadequate

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Inadequate

Inspection date

2022-03-22

Category of concern

Special measures

Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)51%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
370

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

44

Places offered

47

1st-preference offers

44

Total preferences (any rank)
85
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill83%

350 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
350
Boys / girls
179 / 171
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
350 / 420 (83%)
Free school meals
14.3%
FSM pupils
50
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy trust
OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST
Sponsor
Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust
Headteacher
Ms Leanne Dandridge

Location

Address
Faulkner Way, Downley
Postcode
HP13 5AL
Town
High Wycombe
County
Buckinghamshire
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Wycombe
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, 350 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 14.3%.

Open schools in High Wycombe
61
Primary schools in High Wycombe
42
Academies among open schools in High Wycombe
31% (19)
Open schools in HP13
14
Primary in HP13
9
Open schools in Buckinghamshire LA
277
Primary in Buckinghamshire LA
185

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM29.7%
    • Demand0.89

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    • Absence6.2%
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    • Absence5.2%
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    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM24.6%
    • Demand0.89

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  • Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery

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    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM28.1%
    • Demand1.24

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Leanne Dandridge
Telephone
01494527033
Website
www.downley.bucks.sch.uk/

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