The Downley School
Faulkner Way, High Wycombe, HP13 5AL
350 pupils · 83% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
Ofsted
Inadequate (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 22 March 2022, published 19 June 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 38 | 36 | 75 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 27 | 59 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 47 | 44 | 85 | 46 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Millbrook Combined School 1.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- The Disraeli School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- West Wycombe School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Oakridge School 2.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Hughenden Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Castlefield School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.