The Downley School
Primary school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Inadequate (Mar 2022). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 22 March 2022, report published 19 June 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to The Downley School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. The Downley School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2026
The last inspection was in March 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.8 milesMillbrook Combined School
Report card, Mar 2026: 1 expected, 6 needs attention
- 0.9 milesThe Disraeli School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Nov 2024)
- 1.1 milesWest Wycombe School
Report card, Feb 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention
- 1.3 milesOakridge School
Good (Mar 2022)
- 1.6 milesHughenden Primary School
Good (May 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.