The Downs Church of England Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Owen Square
 Walmer
 Deal
 Kent CT14 7TL
Telephone: 01304 372486

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
History: This school arose from The Downs Church of England Primary School
Trust: Deal Education Alliance for Learning Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Ms Natalie Luxford (since September 2021)
Previous Headteacher: Tracy Leighton
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 18.8 / 11.42
Non-teaching Staff*: 14.53
Number of pupils: 318
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.9
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 38.10% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 16.4% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 14.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 9.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Kent
Constituency: Dover
Electoral Ward: Walmer
School Number: 8863163

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 12th September 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  2. Goodwin Academy (0.9km) show on map
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  4. Brewood Secondary School (1.4km) show on map
  5. Warden House Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  6. Hornbeam Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  7. Sholden Church of England Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  8. Ripplevale School (2.2km) show on map
  9. Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Pri... (2.4km) show on map
  10. Sandown School (2.6km) show on map
  11. Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary (2.7km) show on map
  12. Northbourne Church of England Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  13. Langdon Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  14. Northbourne Park School (6.1km) show on map
  15. Worth Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  16. St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  17. Portal House School (6.4km) show on map
  18. Sandwich Technology School (7.4km) show on map
  19. Eastry Church of England Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  20. Sir Roger Manwood's School (7.8km) show on map
  21. Sandwich Junior School (7.8km) show on map
  22. The Davenport School (8.0km) show on map
  23. Duke of York's Royal Military School (8.5km) show on map
  24. Sandwich Infant School (8.6km) show on map
  25. Woodpecker Court (8.8km) show on map
  26. Whitfield Aspen School (8.8km) show on map
  27. Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  28. Dover Christ Church Academy (9.0km) show on map
  29. Guston Church of England Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  30. Green Park Community Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  31. St Edmund's Catholic School (9.8km) show on map
  32. St Richard's Catholic Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  33. Charlton Church of England Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  34. Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School (10.1km) show on map
  35. Dover Grammar School for Girls (10.1km) show on map
  36. Barton Junior School (10.1km) show on map
  37. Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  38. Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  39. The Sallygate School (10.6km) show on map
  40. Dover College (10.6km) show on map
  41. Beech Grove School (10.7km) show on map
  42. River Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  43. White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School (10.9km) show on map
  44. Priory Fields School (11.1km) show on map
  45. Dover Grammar School for Boys (11.2km) show on map
  46. Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  47. St Faith's At Ash School Limited (11.3km) show on map
  48. Lydden Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  49. Vale View Community School (11.4km) show on map
  50. Astor Secondary School (11.5km) show on map
  51. Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England P... (11.6km) show on map
  52. Nonington Church of England Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  53. St Martin's School (11.7km) show on map
  54. Life Skills Manor (11.8km) show on map
  55. Goodnestone Church of England Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  56. Elms School (12.2km) show on map
  57. Great Oaks Small School (12.8km) show on map
  58. Aycliffe Community Primary School (12.9km) show on map
  59. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham (12.9km) show on map
  60. Aylesham Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  61. The Old Priory School (13.7km) show on map
  62. Christ Church Church of England Junior School... (13.7km) show on map
  63. Chilton Primary School (13.8km) show on map
  64. Wingham Primary School (14.2km) show on map
  65. Priory Infant School (14.4km) show on map
  66. Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School (14.4km) show on map
  67. Ellington Infant School (14.5km) show on map
  68. Adisham Church of England Primary School (14.6km) show on map
  69. St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junio... (14.6km) show on map
  70. Newington Community Primary School (14.9km) show on map
  71. Minster Church of England Primary School (14.9km) show on map
  72. St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School (14.9km) show on map
  73. St Lawrence College Junior School (15.2km) show on map
  74. St Lawrence College (15.2km) show on map
  75. Ramsgate Arts Primary School (15.3km) show on map
  76. Small Haven School (15.3km) show on map
  77. Newlands Primary School (15.4km) show on map
  78. Preston Primary School (15.4km) show on map
  79. Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Prim... (15.8km) show on map
  80. Foreland Fields School (15.8km) show on map
  81. The Royal Harbour Academy (15.9km) show on map
  82. Laleham Gap School (15.9km) show on map
  83. Dame Janet Primary Academy (16.0km) show on map
  84. Selsted Church of England Primary School (16.0km) show on map
  85. Maple Tree Primary School (16.0km) show on map
  86. Barham Church of England Primary School (16.3km) show on map
  87. Monkton Church of England Primary School (16.4km) show on map
  88. EKC Group (16.6km) show on map
  89. Wellesley Haddon Dene School (16.6km) show on map
  90. Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs (16.7km) show on map
  91. Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School (16.7km) show on map
  92. Capel-le-Ferne Primary School (16.7km) show on map
  93. St Mildred's Primary Infant School (17.0km) show on map
  94. Upton Junior School (17.1km) show on map
  95. St George's Church of England Foundation School (17.2km) show on map
  96. Dane Court Grammar School (17.2km) show on map
  97. The Charles Dickens School (17.2km) show on map
  98. Littlebourne Church of England Primary School (17.4km) show on map
  99. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs (17.7km) show on map
  100. Enterprise Learning Alliance (17.7km) show on map
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Associated Schools

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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