Down Hall Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Rayleigh, Essex
Down Hall Primary School is a primary school in Rayleigh, Essex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 February 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Brooklyn Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9LW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 272 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “Down Hall Primary School is a happy and welcoming place.”
- “Pupils typically feel that ‘everyone is really kind in school’.”
- “Pupils enjoy strong relationships with staff, who know them well and look after their well-being.”
To improve
- “Recent developments to the curriculum have not been fully embedded throughout all year groups.”
- “While the majority of pupils are producing high-quality work across the curriculum and achieve well, some pupils in key stage 2 are not currently achieving the same success as seen in younger years, such as in Year 1 phonics.”
- “However, some groups of pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, continue to have higher rates of absence than their peers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 81% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Glebe Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Edward Francis Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Rayleigh Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Grove Wood Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged
- Wyburns Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Lift Hockley 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade