Downe Primary School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

4 to 11

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

85 census January 2026

Capacity

100

Headteacher

Mr Matthew Ferguson

Trust

THE PIONEER ACADEMY

Address

High Elms Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JN

Borough

Bromley

Telephone

01689853916

DfE reference (URN)

149534

Website

downe.bromley.sch.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

13 first-preference applications and 32 applications naming it at any preference for 13 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Bromley: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 87.7% of applicants were offered their first preference and 99.2% were offered one of their preferences (3,203 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 Aug 2025 · latest inspections as at 2025-08-31 (last file in the pre-report-card layout) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2023/24: 92%
  Suppressed (small cohort)This school71%Bromley62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2023/24: 8%
  Suppressed (small cohort)This school15%Bromley8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2023/24: 108
  Suppressed (small cohort)This school108Bromley106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2023/24: 106
  Suppressed (small cohort)This school107Bromley105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 4 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

25.9% January 2026

English as an additional language

16.7%

Receiving SEN support

22.7%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

12.1%

Girls / boys

48% / 52%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

6.3% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

23%

Pupils per teacher

13.4 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

100

Pupils on roll

75

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Downe Primary School and Cudham Church of England Primary School1.5 miles apart
• Downe Primary School and Farnborough Primary School1.7 miles apart
• Downe Primary School and Biggin Hill Primary School1.7 miles apart
• Downe Primary School and Green Street Green Primary School1.9 miles apart

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