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Down Hall Primary School

Community school · Rayleigh · SS6 9LW

Ages 4–11 · 272 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

0.89 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-03-18

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.5%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
234

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.89 · Often has places

1st preferences

24

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
115
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

272 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
272
Boys / girls
119 / 153
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
272 / 315 (86%)
Free school meals
19.5%
FSM pupils
53
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lyndsey Wood

Location

Address
Brooklyn Drive
Postcode
SS6 9LW
Town
Rayleigh
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Rochford
Constituency
Rayleigh and Wickford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Rayleigh, Essex, 272 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19.5%.

Open schools in Rayleigh
10
Primary schools in Rayleigh
8
Academies among open schools in Rayleigh
80% (8)
Open schools in SS6
11
Primary in SS6
8
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Glebe Primary School

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    Rayleigh · SS6 9HG · Essex

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    • KS260%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM19.3%
    • Demand0.92

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  • Edward Francis Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Rayleigh · SS6 8AJ · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM9.0%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

  • Rayleigh Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM16.7%
    • Demand0.91

    1.0 miles away

  • Grove Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rayleigh · SS6 8UA · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM8.3%
    • Demand1.13

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  • Wyburns Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rayleigh · SS6 7PE · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM19.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Lift Hockley

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hockley · SS5 4UR · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence2.9%
    • FSM6.6%
    • Demand1.29

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lyndsey Wood
Telephone
01268780018
Website
www.downhallprimary.com

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