School Summary
Downderry Primary School
Girls: 240
Total Pupils: 470
Opened:
Headteacher: David Gifford
Downderry Primary School
Downderry Road
Bromley
Kent
BR1 5QL
Telephone: 02086985768
Website: https://www.downderryprimaryschool.com
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We want a school that we can get engaged with, fundraise for and support to make the community better.\n\nAppalling attitude, and the teachers looked miserable compared to other schools.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2017-09-05T21:56:18Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","author":"tigcen mehmet","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111386818366265433461\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtdfNFnw01yphkWhwTqYsBdlLSEnZO92DP7tZY1yoFeI=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Amazing school in everyway\nGood teachers\nClean school\nLots of after school activities\nAnd the most important of all my daughter s doing really well in her learning jounary what more can I ask for.\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u008a\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u008a","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Amazing school in everyway\nGood teachers\nClean school\nLots of after school activities\nAnd the most important of all my daughter s doing really well in her learning jounary what more can I ask for.\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u008a\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u008a","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2016-09-12T15:04:21Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","author":"Emily Mitchell","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/117204218123842192206\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMTsQjQBeVVlSjUdrQM5LBkqPK9UqNlX-NnkAJJHaAvAAg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I went to downdwrry and I think the teachers are great and they all helped me achieve good level in my work","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I went to downdwrry and I think the teachers are great and they all helped me achieve good level in my work","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2016-02-18T21:41:14Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"7 years ago","author":"Nathan Brown","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/117787085872396930225\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQuLP4g4LLGSRXavi3Nr2b_H7mPmC1h-hHoKLLwcpx2IsM=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":5,"text":{"text":"My son joined the school and omg the UK's best school is downderry","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My son joined the school and omg the UK's best school is downderry","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2014-02-13T09:13:20Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 years ago","author":"TheLondonPlayer #2","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/117215208676054338738\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQXXafg3EdhxdpM1SU9n2mdwjue7xg6ouRZWNx5Q2ObIJA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":5,"text":{"text":"this school has been the great school i ever went to","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"this school has been the great school i ever went to","languageCode":"en"}}]
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