Downshall Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Ilford, Redbridge
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Redbridge · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Downshall Primary School is a primary school in Ilford, Redbridge for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Redbridge has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Downshall Primary 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 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out in 1 of the 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 44 first-choice applications for 49 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 76% (England 62%) of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Redbridge.
- In 2024/25, 16% (England 8%) reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Redbridge schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Meads Lane, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG3 8UG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Redbridge
- Pupils on roll
- 501 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Downshall Primary School is a warm and nurturing community that celebrates the many traditions and backgrounds of its pupils.”
- “Leaders promote a culture in which differences are valued and pupils unite around shared expectations, removing barriers so that every child can access rich learning opportunities.”
- “Pupils know that leaders hold high expectations and are ambitious for them, and pupils rise to these expectations.”
To improve
- “However, a small number of pupils, including some who are disadvantaged, do not attend as regularly as they could.”
- “Sometimes, these interactions are not used to deepen or extend children’s language as effectively as they could.”
- “As a result, some children do not yet apply new vocabulary with confidence.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 44 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 Redbridge.
- Aldborough Primary School 0.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Farnham Green Primary School 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- William Torbitt Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Newbury Park Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barley Lane Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Park Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Christchurch Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published