Downside Primary School
Community primary school in Luton (Luton).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Downside Primary School is an established five form entry school, which opened in September 2011. We are a big school, but we work hard to ensure that we create a welcoming, caring atmosphere where all children are praised and developed as individuals.
Downside Primary School was judged to be a good school in our most recent Ofsted inspection January 2019 Current performance tables for Downside Primary School are available via this LINK P erformance Measures Website Current Ofsted report for Downside Primary School HERE
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
26 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Band
- Basketball
- Choir
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Eco Club
- Football
- Gardening
and 10 more
Key facts
- URN
- 109567
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Luton
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Supriya Menon | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rimsha Butt | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mohammed Shibbir | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Councillor Mahmood Hussain | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Linda Geevanathan | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Tasleem Aslam | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Shagufta Anwar | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Anne Lacey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Miss Karen Hooker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2011 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Livia Cori-Watts Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Muhammad Usman Latif Khan Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record