Downe Primary School

Bromley · BR6 7JN

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 85 pupils, 25.9% FSM

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Downe Primary School

General Information

Address: High Elms Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JN – View on map
Phone: 01689853916
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Matthew Ferguson
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 13 families put it first for 13 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 2 of the 13 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

85 pupils out of 100 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 22
% eligible for free school meals: 25.9%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Bromley average)
English as an additional language: 11% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 33.3% a year (Bromley 16.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 28% moved to another school, 72% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 2 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Bromley: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Bromley, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 23.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN unit for Autism 10 places · 10 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 22.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 18.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

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Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £11,909 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 65 primary schools in Bromley for spending per pupil

#1Cudham Church of England Primary School£13,000
#2Downe Primary School£11,909
#3Harris Primary Academy Orpington£9,174
#4Trinity Church of England Primary School£8,769

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Cudham Church of England Primary School£13,000
#2Downe Primary School£11,909
#3Harris Primary Academy Orpington£9,174
#4Trinity Church of England Primary School£8,769
#5St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School£8,689
#6St John's Church of England Primary School£8,517
#7Hawes Down Primary School£8,339
#8Manor Oak Primary School£8,299
#9Poverest Primary School£7,983
#10Holy Innocents Catholic Primary School£7,969
#11Burnt Ash Primary School£7,935
#12St Philomena's Primary School£7,871
#13Leesons Primary School£7,763
#14Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace£7,664
#15St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,582
#16St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School£7,551
#17Raglan Primary School£7,542
#18James Dixon Primary School£7,470
#19Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green£7,457
#20Churchfields Primary School£7,439
#21Orion Blenheim£7,366
#22Orion Ravensworth£7,225
#23Harris Primary Academy Kent House£7,184
#24St Vincent's Catholic Primary School£7,048
#25Keston Church of England Primary School£7,023
#26St Anthony's Catholic Primary School£7,011
#27Clare House Primary School£6,966
#28St James' Roman Catholic Primary School£6,963
#29Orion Scotts Park£6,942
#30St Mark's Church of England Primary School£6,928
#31Elmstead Wood Primary School£6,922
#32Midfield Primary School£6,890
#33Red Hill Primary School£6,863
#34Edgebury Primary School£6,806
#35Stewart Fleming Primary School£6,770
#36Oaklands Primary Academy£6,744
#37St Nicholas Church of England Primary£6,637
#38Farnborough Primary School£6,635
#39Biggin Hill Primary School£6,612
#40Valley Primary School£6,593
#41Warren Road Primary School£6,544
#42Balgowan Primary School£6,477
#43Worsley Bridge Primary School£6,460
#44Parish Church of England Primary School£6,385
#45St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School£6,359
#46Gray's Farm Primary Academy£6,339
#47Langley Park Primary School£6,259
#48St. Mary Cray Primary Academy£6,158
#49Harris Primary Academy Beckenham£6,084
#50Unicorn Primary School£6,052
#51Bickley Primary School£6,032
#52Oak Lodge Primary School£6,009
#53St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,946
#54Harris Primary Academy Shortlands£5,811
#55Perry Hall Primary School£5,773
#56Pratts Bottom Primary School£5,634
#57Wickham Common Primary School£5,500
#58Marian Vian Primary School£5,469
#59Hayes Primary School£5,201
#60Green Street Green Primary School£4,279
#61The Highway Primary School£3,929
#62La Fontaine Academy£3,865
#63Chelsfield Primary School£2,969
#64Tubbenden Primary School£2,798
#65Southborough Primary School£1,208

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