The Downs Primary School and Nursery

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

HarlowConstituency

CM20 3RBPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Downs Primary School and Nursery is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Essex, East of England.

It currently serves 362 pupils. The Downs Primary School and Nursery is part of The Passmores Co-operative Learning Community.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

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: 45%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

47%

Asian

20%

Black

16%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

362

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 362
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Passmores Co-operative Learning Community

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
24 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
8 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
23 Feb 2016	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.