Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Road
Ramsden Heath
Billericay
Essex
CM11 1NU
Phone 01268710387
Reference Number 115119

General Makeup

Number of pupils 194
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.45%
Girls: 51.55%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 5.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 14 28
2 14 15 29
3 16 15 31
4 12 16 28
5 12 13 25
6 16 14 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.2%
White, Other 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
Irish 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2021-11-11
Date Description Report
2021-09-28 School inspection School inspection
2016-06-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-06-02 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-01-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-06-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-05-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-02-02 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7 Unlock Unlock
Writing -4 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 5 1
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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London Road, Crays Hill, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UZ
1.83 miles
Sunnymede Primary School
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1.89 miles
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
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2.18 miles
Wickford Primary School
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2.23 miles
Buttsbury Junior School
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2.29 miles
Grange Primary School
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2.3 miles
Buttsbury Infant School
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2.31 miles
South Green Infant School
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2.5 miles
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2.51 miles
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2.56 miles
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The Wickford Church of England School
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2.71 miles
Quilters Junior School
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2.76 miles
Quilters Infant School
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2.76 miles
St Peters Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, West Hanningfield
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2.78 miles
St Luke's Park Primary School
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2.88 miles
Brightside Primary School
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3.02 miles
Oakfield Primary School
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3.02 miles
Hilltop Infant School
Hill Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS11 8LT
3.04 miles
Name Distance
Ramsden Hall Academy
Heath Road, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1HN
1.12 miles
Mayflower High School
Stock Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 0RT
1.94 miles
St John's School
2.26 miles
The Bromfords School
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2.39 miles
Castledon School
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2.6 miles
The Billericay School
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2.62 miles
Beauchamps High School
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3.16 miles
De La Salle School
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3.72 miles
The Pioneer School
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3.92 miles
The Basildon Lower Academy
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4.18 miles
The James Hornsby School
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4.4 miles
The Basildon Upper Academy
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4.64 miles
Anglo European School
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4.73 miles
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4.79 miles
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