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Downsview Community Primary School

Primary Local authority maintained school in Swanley BR8 8AU

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  • School Reference Number: 134515
  • Address: Beech Avenue, Swanley BR8 8AU
  • Headteacher: Mr Tom Gale
  • Telephone: 01322 662594
  • Website: downsview-primary.kent.sch.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Community school
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 210
  • Local Education Authority: Kent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: January 2004* (Result of Amalgamation)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 25/04/2023

Rating published on 15/06/2023

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

Early years provision: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
25 April 2023 16 June 2023 School inspection Requires Improvement
7 January 2020 29 January 2020 School inspection
12 July 2016 15 September 2016 Short inspection
7 March 2012 29 March 2012 Full inspection Good
8 November 2011 30 November 2011 Monitoring visit
5 May 2011 23 May 2011 Monitoring visit
24 November 2010 15 January 2011 Full inspection Inadequate
15 September 2010 12 October 2010 Monitoring visit
23 June 2009 14 July 2009 Full inspection Satisfactory
6 July 2006 5 September 2006 Full inspection Satisfactory

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Unique Reference Number134515
Local Authority Code886
Local Authority NameKent
Establishment Number3896
School / College NameDownsview Community Primary School
Establishment Type Code01
Establishment typeCommunity school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code01
Reason establishment openedResult of Amalgamation
Open date01-01-2004
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity210
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils169
Number of Boys95
Number of Girls74
Percentage Free School Meals50.90
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10074133
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetBeech Avenue
Locality
Address3
TownSwanley
County (name)Kent
PostcodeBR8 8AU
Websitewww.downsview-primary.kent.sch.uk
Telephone01322662594
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameTom
Headteacher/Principal last nameGale
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000111
DistrictSevenoaks
Ward CodeE05009964
WardSwanley Christchurch and Swanley Village
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001465
Parliamentary ConstituencySevenoaks
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE10000016
Easting552107
Northing168558
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Sevenoaks 003
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Sevenoaks 003B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100062276972
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005089
LSOA CodeE01024473
Free School Meals86
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN134515
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/134515
LAESTAB8863896
School nameDownsview Community Primary School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationCommunity School
School open date01/01/2004
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityKent
Parliamentary constituencySevenoaks
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeBR8 8AU
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils169
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10256286
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date25/04/2023
Publication date15/06/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection134515
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8863896
School name at time of latest graded inspectionDownsview Community Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionRequires Improvement
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS385334
Previous inspection start date07/03/2012
Previous publication date29/03/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection134515
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8863896
School name at time of previous graded inspectionDownsview Community Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provision
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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