Downsview Community Primary School
Community school in Swanley, Kent.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 140 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 45.70% |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Address | Beech Avenue, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8AU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.downsview-primary.kent.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01322662594 |
| URN | 134515 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 2 December 2025, published 1 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 25 April 2023, published 15 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 8 January 2020, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- High Firs Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Horizon Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Crockenhill Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Hextable Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- The Anthony Roper Primary School (primary school, about 3.5 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.