The Downs Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

the-downs-church-of-england-primary-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Dover and DealConstituency

CT14 7TLPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Downs Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 316 pupils. The Downs Church of England Primary School is part of DEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 38%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

316

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 316
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: DEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Oct 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
3 Nov 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.