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Down Hall Primary School

Rochford, SS6 9LWPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
81%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.8×
First choices did not exceed offers made
25 1st-choice / 31 offers made
Ranking
#8,575
of 13,686 nationally

About Down Hall Primary School

Down Hall Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Rochford, East of England, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 272 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 315.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (5 Feb 2025). 81% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 25 first-preference applications and 31 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressBrooklyn Drive, Rayleigh, Rochford, SS6 9LW
HeadteacherMrs Lyndsey Wood
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils272
Free School Meals (FSM)19.5%
School Capacity272 / 315 (86% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

5 Feb 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (5 Feb 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 13 May 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:30

Source: downhallprimary.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Down Hall Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.