Downsell Primary School

General Information

Address: Downsell Road, Leyton, London, E15 2BS
Phone: 02085560103
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Deena Chetty
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 426
School capacity: 695
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 124
% eligible for free school meals: 33.2%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 19.2%
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

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 42.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 11.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 75 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 53 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 41 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 27 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Severe 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

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #17 of 41 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#15Coppermill Primary SchoolGood
#16Dawlish Primary SchoolGood
#17Downsell Primary SchoolGood
#18Edinburgh Primary SchoolGood
#19George Mitchell SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Barclay Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Davies Lane Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Riverley Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Selwyn Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5South Grove Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7St Saviour's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Sybourn Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9The Woodside Primary AcademyOutstanding
#10Willow Brook Primary School AcademyOutstanding
#11Yardley Primary SchoolOutstanding
#12Ainslie Wood Primary SchoolGood
#13Buxton SchoolGood
#14Chase Lane Primary SchoolGood
#15Coppermill Primary SchoolGood
#16Dawlish Primary SchoolGood
#17Downsell Primary SchoolGood
#18Edinburgh Primary SchoolGood
#19George Mitchell SchoolGood
#20George Tomlinson Primary SchoolGood
#21Greenleaf Primary SchoolGood
#22Handsworth Primary SchoolGood
#23Henry Maynard Primary SchoolGood
#24Hillyfield Primary AcademyGood
#25Lime Academy LarkswoodGood
#26Longshaw Primary AcademyGood
#27Mayville AcademyGood
#28Mission Grove Primary SchoolGood
#29Parkside Primary SchoolGood
#30Roger Ascham Primary SchoolGood
#31Salisbury Manor Primary SchoolGood
#32St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#33St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#34Stoneydown Park SchoolGood
#35The Jenny Hammond Primary SchoolGood
#36The Winns Primary SchoolGood
#37Thomas Gamuel Primary SchoolGood
#38Thorpe Hall Primary SchoolGood
#39Walthamstow Primary AcademyGood
#40Whitehall Primary SchoolGood
#41Emmanuel Community SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,992 (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.

Ranked #8 of 47 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#6South Grove Primary School£9,650
#7Buxton School£9,357
#8Downsell Primary School£8,992
#9Walthamstow Primary Academy£8,971
#10Mayville Academy£8,945

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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.

#1Edinburgh Primary School£12,575
#2Barn Croft Primary School£10,468
#3Coppermill Primary School£10,184
#4Emmanuel Community School£9,807
#5St Saviour's Church of England Primary School£9,789
#6South Grove Primary School£9,650
#7Buxton School£9,357
#8Downsell Primary School£8,992
#9Walthamstow Primary Academy£8,971
#10Mayville Academy£8,945
#11Sybourn Primary School£8,740
#12Longshaw Primary Academy£8,733
#13St Mary's CofE Primary School£8,576
#14Newport School£8,552
#15Hillyfield Primary Academy£8,523
#16Thorpe Hall Primary School£8,439
#17George Mitchell School£8,343
#18Ainslie Wood Primary School£8,259
#19Davies Lane Primary School£8,250
#20Thomas Gamuel Primary School£8,240
#21Henry Maynard Primary School£8,136
#22Chase Lane Primary School£8,129
#23Dawlish Primary School£8,110
#24Lime Academy Larkswood£7,984
#25Salisbury Manor Primary School£7,983
#26St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£7,982
#27Riverley Primary School£7,962
#28Gwyn Jones Primary School£7,888
#29The Winns Primary School£7,882
#30Roger Ascham Primary School£7,865
#31The Woodside Primary Academy£7,805
#32Stoneydown Park School£7,751
#33The Jenny Hammond Primary School£7,724
#34Oakhill Primary School£7,690
#35Greenleaf Primary School£7,667
#36Parkside Primary School£7,609
#37Whittingham Primary Academy£7,590
#38Chingford CofE Primary School£7,524
#39Willow Brook Primary School Academy£7,505
#40St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,504
#41Handsworth Primary School£7,483
#42Whitehall Primary School£7,428
#43Mission Grove Primary School£7,316
#44George Tomlinson Primary School£7,203
#45Barclay Primary School£7,173
#46Selwyn Primary School£6,778
#47Yardley Primary School£6,621

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