Downshall Primary School

General Information

Address: Meads Lane, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG3 8UG
Phone: 02085902157
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Ian Bennett
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 501
School capacity: 630
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 132
% eligible for free school meals: 29.1%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 7.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 22.7%
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: 13.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 26 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 7 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
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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Financials

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Spending per pupil: £6,971 (2024-25)

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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 #28 of 51 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#26South Park Primary School£7,030
#27Woodford Green Primary School£7,025
#28Downshall Primary School£6,971
#29Grove Primary School£6,945
#30St Augustine's Catholic Primary School£6,902

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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.

#1Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School£9,414
#2St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy£9,099
#3Clore Tikva School£8,961
#4Roding Primary School£8,722
#5Coppice Primary School£8,360
#6William Torbitt Primary School£8,265
#7Farnham Green Primary School£8,062
#8Gilbert Colvin Primary School£8,050
#9SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School£8,015
#10Cranbrook Primary School£7,889
#11Mayespark Primary School£7,871
#12Loxford School£7,844
#13Wanstead Church School£7,713
#14Woodlands Primary School£7,703
#15Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School£7,662
#16Gordon Primary School£7,656
#17Manford Primary School£7,534
#18Seven Kings School£7,508
#19Winston Way Academy£7,426
#20Uphall Primary School£7,421
#21Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School£7,360
#22Ark Isaac Newton Academy£7,353
#23Aldersbrook Primary School£7,146
#24Chadwell Primary School£7,139
#25Highlands Primary School£7,046
#26South Park Primary School£7,030
#27Woodford Green Primary School£7,025
#28Downshall Primary School£6,971
#29Grove Primary School£6,945
#30St Augustine's Catholic Primary School£6,902
#31Cleveland Road Primary School£6,876
#32Atam Academy£6,875
#33John Bramston Primary School£6,871
#34Goodmayes Primary School£6,797
#35Barley Lane Primary School£6,784
#36Fairlop Primary School£6,697
#37Glade Primary School£6,664
#38Wells Primary School£6,632
#39Snaresbrook Primary School£6,626
#40Fullwood Primary School£6,583
#41Ray Lodge Primary School£6,560
#42St Bede's Catholic Primary School£6,526
#43Gearies Primary School£6,504
#44Christchurch Primary School£6,484
#45Redbridge Primary School£6,468
#46Mossford Green Primary School£6,401
#47Aldborough Primary School£6,370
#48St Antony's Catholic Primary School£6,334
#49Newbury Park Primary School£6,183
#50Nightingale Primary School£6,135
#51Avanti Court Primary School£4,811

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