Community school · Lewisham

Downderry Primary School

3–11Ages
477Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100679URN

Downderry Road, Downham, Bromley, BR1 5QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

close to Lewisham median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lewisham

196 applications for 60 places · 22nd of 56 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 28 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
19 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Reception

close to Lewisham median (3.1) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

196 applications · 60 places offered · 84 named it first

2026 3.3; Lewisham median median 3.1
2025 3.2; Lewisham median median 3.2
2024 3.8; Lewisham median median 3.2
2023 3.4; Lewisham median median 3.2
2022 3.3; Lewisham median median 3.2
2021 2.9; Lewisham median median 3.3
2020 3.7; Lewisham median median 3.5
2019 3.8; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 4.0; Lewisham median median 3.5
2017 3.4; Lewisham median median 3.7
2016 3.4; Lewisham median median 4.0
2015 3.5; Lewisham median median 4.1
2014 3.4; Lewisham median median 4.2

This school
Lewisham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	196	3.3	84	1.40
Sep 2025	60	189	3.2	74	1.23
Sep 2024	59	222	3.8	86	1.46
Sep 2023	60	202	3.4	82	1.37
Sep 2022	60	196	3.3	65	1.08
Sep 2021	60	175	2.9	61	1.02
Sep 2020	60	222	3.7	99	1.65
Sep 2019	60	227	3.8	117	1.95
Sep 2018	59	238	4.0	79	1.34
Sep 2017	61	208	3.4	85	1.39
Sep 2016	60	206	3.4	51	0.85
Sep 2015	60	208	3.5	76	1.27
Sep 2014	60	205	3.4	67	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 80% · Maths 88% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%9th of 63 in Lewisham

Lewisham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Lewisham 81% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Lewisham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Lewisham 76% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Lewisham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Lewisham 79% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Lewisham 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lewisham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	13%	106	107
2023/24	74%	12%	107	107
2022/23	78%	17%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Downderry Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Rangefield Primary School
0.5 km · Lewisham

Good2022

2.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Forster Park Primary School
0.7 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2024

5.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Good Shepherd RC School
0.7 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Torridon Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery
1.0 km · Lewisham

2026

3.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Burnt Ash Primary School
1.1 km · Bromley

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Haberdashers' Knights Primary
1.2 km · Lewisham

Good2023

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100679 · 209/2163
Capacity: 376 pupils · 477 on roll
Free school meals: 23.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Downderry Road, Downham, Bromley, BR1 5QL
Local authority: Lewisham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources