The Downs Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 10 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 45%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
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 101
Local authority average 105
England average 104
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 |