Downfield Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 15 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 117255
- Address
- Downfield Road, Cheshunt, EN8 8SS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 466 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 38.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 32.4%
White British 41%
Other White 30.9%
Mixed 10.8%
African 4.7%
Other 2.6%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other Black 1.9%
Indian 1.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Pakistani 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingWell below average-3
MathsAverage1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 40%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Downfield Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 27 14 13 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 11 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 1 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 32 28 |
| Year 1 | 59 37 22 |
| Year 2 | 57 34 23 |
| Year 3 | 57 22 35 |
| Year 4 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 5 | 54 24 30 |
| Year 6 | 60 28 32 |