The Downs Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 20 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 146157
- Address
- The Hides, CM20 3RB
- Website
- www.downsschool.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 402 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 43.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.1%
White British 36.1%
African 12.2%
Indian 11.9%
Mixed 10.4%
Other White 9.5%
Pakistani 5.2%
Bangladeshi 3.7%
Other 3.5%
Unclassified 2.5%
Caribbean 1.7%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsBelow average-2.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Downs Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 9 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 7 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 49 15 34 |
| Year 1 | 55 28 27 |
| Year 2 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 3 | 52 27 25 |
| Year 4 | 42 21 21 |
| Year 5 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 6 | 58 27 31 |