The Downs Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 11 2023 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
- 437 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 40.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.3%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.7%
White British 38.4%
Indian 12.1%
Mixed 11.8%
African 11%
Other White 10.5%
Pakistani 4.3%
Other 2.7%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Caribbean 2.3%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
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 46%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Downs Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 47
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 1 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 34 13 21 |
| Reception, Full-time | 57 28 29 |
| Year 1 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 2 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 3 | 46 23 23 |
| Year 4 | 56 24 32 |
| Year 5 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 6 | 61 27 34 |