Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Billericay · CM11 1NU
Good
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 29 September 2021
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
173 pupils · 82% of 210 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 6.9% of pupils
- Website
- www.downhamschool.org
- URN
- 152141
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.96 first-choice applications per place25 places offered · 24 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Sessions missed (overall absence)
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.