The Downs Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: Good
Score
D44
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Harlow, CM20 3RB
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Freshwaters Primary Academy
School Lane, Harlow, CM20 3QA
Local ranking58th of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
446
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 62.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 5.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 88.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 67.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 88.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 87.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 106.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 108.0
- Cohort Size
- 60
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 415
- Boys
- 225 (54%)
- Girls
- 190 (46%)
- Capacity
- 446 (93% full)
- SEND
- 10.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.0%
- EAL
- 27.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.6%
- SEN Support
- 7.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,756/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 51.7%
- White Other: 14.2%
- Black African: 11.0%
- Mixed Other: 6.6%
- Other: 3.7%
- Asian Indian: 2.2%
- Black Caribbean: 1.9%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 1.7%
51.7%
White British
14.2%
White Other
11.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
School Lane
Harlow, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 139398
- UKPRN
- 10041532
- Establishment No.
- 2033
- Trust
- BMAT EDUCATION
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