Downsview Community Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 2 December 2025

Downsview Community Primary is an inclusive and welcoming school. Pupils relish the opportunities they have to learn and play together. Many come into school happily each morning, keen to get the day started. Staff welcome pupils in a warm and friendly way. They look after pupils very well. Pupils are valued members of the school community. They feel safe and secure. Pupils are confident that staff will listen and deal effectively with any concerns that may arise. While pupils enjoy school, many still do not attend regularly enough. Pupils work hard in lessons and take pride in their work. Staff ensure that classrooms are orderly and purposeful places to learn. This means that pupils can get on with their work without interruption. Breaktimes and lunchtimes are happy, social occasions. Pupils enjoy these opportunities to catch up with friends, joining in enthusiastically with supervised games. Pupils are friendly and well mannered. They treat each other with kindness. Pupils speak of different cultures, beliefs and backgrounds with interest and respect. Bullying is rare at this school. Pupils are keen to meet the expectations that staff have for their achievement. Variations in how well the curriculum is taught means that pupils do not achieve as well as they should. While pupils with barriers to their learning, such as those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are supported well, the outcomes for pupils at this school are below those published nationally. This means that some pupils are not as prepared for their next steps as they should be. The school takes every opportunity to create an environment which enables pupils to broaden their horizons. It ensures that pupils learn how to celebrate and take pride in their achievements, both in and out of school. Pupils enthuse about the wide range of activities and clubs available. These include drama, football and puzzle club. The annual residential trip for pupils in Year 6 is a highlight of the school calendar.

What the school should improve

• Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is adapted and delivered consistently well across the school, so that all pupils achieve well across all subjects and year groups. • Leaders should maintain a sharp focus on attendance to ensure that pupils' attendance continues to improve and persistent absence reduces further. • Leaders and governors should continue their robust approach to monitoring and quality assurance so that their well-thought-through improvement priorities have a positive impact, particularly on pupils' achievement and attendance.

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