# The Downs Church of England Primary School

The Downs Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Dover, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 316 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147058. [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 316
- Council: Dover
- URN: 147058

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 12 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 48% of pupils at The Downs Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deal-parochial-church-of-england-primary-school-e147053): 710 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Goodwin Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goodwin-academy-e146624): 840 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 30.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e141065): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brewood Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brewood-secondary-school-e119021): 1.5 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Warden House Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warden-house-primary-school-e139186): 1.5 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hornbeam Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hornbeam-primary-school-e147054): 1.7 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147058)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147058)

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