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Downshall Primary School

3–11Ages
501Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149520URN

Meads Lane, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG3 8UG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Redbridge median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redbridge

142 applications for 49 places · 17th of 47 in Redbridge

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Redbridge 76% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 March 2026Published 6 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected 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.

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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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Redbridge median (2.6) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

142 applications · 49 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 2.9; Redbridge median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Redbridge median median 2.5
2024 2.6; Redbridge median median 2.8
2023 2.7; Redbridge median median 2.8
2022 2.3; Redbridge median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 2.8; Redbridge median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.8; Redbridge median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.7; Redbridge median median 2.9; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Redbridge median median 2.9; as the previous school
2017 3.3; Redbridge median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Redbridge median median 3.1; as the previous school
2015 3.2; Redbridge median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 3.4; Redbridge median median 3.0; as the previous school

This school
Redbridge median

Dashed bars: as Downshall Primary School (URN 102800), the previous school.

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	49	142	2.9	44	0.90
Sep 2025	59	146	2.5	52	0.88
Sep 2024	53	139	2.6	36	0.68
Sep 2023	60	163	2.7	63	1.05
Sep 2022 *	59	137	2.3	44	0.75
Sep 2021 *	45	127	2.8	37	0.82
Sep 2020 *	59	166	2.8	41	0.69
Sep 2019 *	75	203	2.7	65	0.87
Sep 2018 *	73	166	2.3	61	0.84
Sep 2017 *	59	195	3.3	51	0.86
Sep 2016 *	74	215	2.9	56	0.76
Sep 2015 *	78	248	3.2	69	0.88
Sep 2014 *	77	262	3.4	66	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 83% · Maths 86% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%23rd of 49 in Redbridge

Redbridge 76% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Redbridge 85% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Redbridge 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Redbridge 85% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Redbridge 20% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Redbridge 85% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Redbridge 38% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Redbridge median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	16%	106	107
2023/24	72%	13%	107	108
2022/23	68%	3%	105	106

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

Downshall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Aldborough Primary School
0.1 km · Redbridge

2026

4.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy
0.6 km · Redbridge

Good2022

3.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Farnham Green Primary School
0.8 km · Redbridge

Improved significantly2025

3.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
William Torbitt Primary School
0.9 km · Redbridge

Good2024

2.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Newbury Park Primary School
1.0 km · Redbridge

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Barley Lane Primary School
1.2 km · Redbridge

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
South Park Primary School
1.4 km · Redbridge

Good2024

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Christchurch Primary School
1.5 km · Redbridge

Good2022

2.2applications per place 79%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149520 · 317/2015
Trust: New Vision Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 501 on roll
Free school meals: 29.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2023
Replaced: Downshall Primary School (URN 102800)
Address: Meads Lane, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG3 8UG
Local authority: Redbridge

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources