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EnglandEast of EnglandRochfordSS6 9LWDown Hall Primary School
Primary

Down Hall Primary School

Primary

Rochford · Rayleigh · SS6 9LW www.downhallprimary.com

Pupils
268
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
268
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
268
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Down Hall Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
81%
+23pp
81%65%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
9%
-2pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
98%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
268
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Brooklyn Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9LW
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2581%9%94%34%87%17%87%32%98%87%108.0107.0107.013%268
2023/2458%11%71%24%71%16%71%20%76%69%105.0104.0104.010%260
2022/2348%2%68%27%64%2%68%20%84%59%105.0103.0103.0-2.10-3.70-3.407%261
2018/1963%7%76%26%83%13%70%20%87%80%104.0102.0104.0-1.40-1.00-3.4012%288
2017/1853%4%83%19%74%6%62%11%87%66%105.0101.0103.0+0.60-1.10-2.7012%286
2016/1752%12%74%29%71%17%64%17%86%71%105.0101.0105.0+1.30+0.00-2.409%295

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2526822.713%3%18%5%13%
2023/2426020.510%2%17%6%18%
2022/2326121.07%1%20%7%25%
2021/2223819.27%1%16%6%17%
2020/2125118.716%1%15%
2018/1928821.512%2%12%4%8%
2017/1828619.512%1%11%4%8%
2016/1729519.69%2%13%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.