The Downs Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Deal, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.516 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Downs Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Deal, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 September 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Downs Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.516 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Its Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.516 miles, the 154th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.24 miles).
- The published admission number for Reception 2026 was 60 places; there were 40 first-choice applications for 40 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Pupils per teacher stand at 16.8, against a middle figure of 20.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- In 2024/25, 48% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Owen Square, Walmer, Deal, CT14 7TL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 316 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this warm and welcoming school.”
- “They are taught to be kind and active citizens.”
- “Pupils embrace the school vision of ‘nothing is impossible’ and are keen to play an active role in the school community.”
To improve
- “Almost all pupils read books which closely match the sounds they have already learned, but this is not yet as consistent as it should be.”
- “In a few subjects, staff are at an earlier stage of implementing the new curriculum.”
- “However, some pupils who are disadvantaged do not attend school regularly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 October 2023 (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) | 48% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Warden House Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hornbeam Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sholden Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandown School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published