The Downley School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.91

1.14

0.88

0.93

All

1.65

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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The Downley School is a primary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

The Downley School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	1.648 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	0.933 mi
Reception 2021	0.88 mi
Reception 2020	1.138 mi
Reception 2019	0.910 mi
Reception 2018	0.856 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.
Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 6 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
Reception 2026 had 36 first-choice applications for 38 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
Of its pupils, 14.3% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Faulkner Way, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5AL
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 350 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	71%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 36 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.

Millbrook Combined School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Disraeli School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
West Wycombe School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Oakridge School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
Hughenden Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Castlefield School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hamilton Academy 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published