Downe Manor Primary School

About Downe Manor Primary School

Downe Manor Primary School sits within the London borough of Ealing, a local authority with 65 primary schools where competition for places is strong. The school currently ranks 58th in the LA based on its Key Stage 2 outcomes, placing it in the bottom half of local primaries. For context, the top-performing peers in the area include Ark Byron Primary Academy, Little Ealing Primary School and Southfield Primary School, all of which achieve significantly higher ranking scores. Downe Manor is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged 3 to 11, with no religious character. It has a nursery provision and is led by headteacher Sarah Wilson. The school is notably oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 64 applications for just 22 places, with 21 of those coming as first preferences. That level of demand suggests it holds a strong reputation among local families, even if its academic ranking doesn't place it among the LA's top tier.

Academically, Downe Manor's most recent Key Stage 2 results from the 2023/24 academic year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 52%, which falls below the Ealing local authority average of 71%. In individual subjects, 74% met expectations in both reading and writing, while 67% did so in maths. At the higher standard, 26% of pupils achieved in reading and the same proportion in maths, but no pupils reached that level in writing or across all three subjects combined. The school's average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 103 in maths, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024, the school was rated Good overall, with all key areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all judged Good. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in May 2022, when it was rated Requires Improvement.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a dining hall, gymnasium, music rooms, ICT suite, outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers swimming, athletics, rounders, cricket and tennis, while extracurricular clubs include chess, choir, film club, art club, gardening and drama. Downe Manor has a broad SEND offer, with provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. With 35.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals — well above the national average — the school serves a diverse and disadvantaged intake. Its capacity is 420, but current pupil numbers are 268, so there is room for growth. This is a school that has improved rapidly under its current leadership and suits families who value a strong pastoral and SEND framework alongside a broad extracurricular programme, particularly those living within the Ealing catchment who want a genuinely inclusive local primary.

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