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Down Hall Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Gill Marrion

location_onRayleigh, SS6 9LW

language Visit Website phone 1268780018

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

261

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Down Hall Primary School is a Community school primary school in Rayleigh, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Down Hall Primary School is a community school in Rayleigh, Essex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 268 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 387 primaries in Essex and #132 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 61%

Reading94% LA 74%

Writing87% LA 70%

Maths87% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.1

-4.0 to -0.2

-3.7

Write

LA 0.0

-5.5 to -1.9

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-5.2 to -1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading76% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.5

-3.2 to 0.4

-1.0

Write

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 0.6

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.0 to -1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 63%

Reading83% LA 75%

Writing74% LA 77%

Maths62% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 2.4

-1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 0.6

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.3 to -1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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11 February 2020

Inspection Report

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19 April 2016

Inspection Report

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06 February 2015

Inspection Report

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12 March 2014

Inspection Report

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27 November 2013

Inspection Report

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12 January 2012

Inspection Report

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06 May 2009

Inspection Report

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13 June 2006

Inspection Report

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10 January 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-27

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 268 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	268	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	260	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	265	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	260	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	257	2	0.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	264	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	253	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	238	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	252	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	275	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	275	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	270	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	291	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	288	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	285	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	283	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	286	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	284	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	293	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	295	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	295	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils