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The Downs Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy school in Deal CT14 7TL

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  • School Reference Number: 147058
  • Address: Owen Square, Walmer, Deal CT14 7TL
  • Headteacher: Ms Natalie Luxford
  • Telephone: 01304 372486
  • Website: downs.kent.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: DEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 420
  • Local Education Authority: Kent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: April 2019* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 12/09/2023

Rating published on 24/10/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
12 September 2023 25 October 2023 School inspection Good
5 April 2019 5 April 2019 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number147058
Local Authority Code886
Local Authority NameKent
Establishment Number3163
School / College NameThe Downs Church of England Primary School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-04-2019
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeCE06
DioceseDiocese of Canterbury
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity420
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils314
Number of Boys154
Number of Girls160
Percentage Free School Meals38.20
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code17199
Academy trust or TrustDEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10083014
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetOwen Square
LocalityWalmer
Address3
TownDeal
County (name)Kent
PostcodeCT14 7TL
Websitehttp://www.downs.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone01304372486
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameNatalie
Headteacher/Principal last nameLuxford
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE07000108
DistrictDover
Ward CodeE05012870
WardWalmer
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001202
Parliamentary ConstituencyDover and Deal
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000016
Easting636946
Northing150846
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Dover 007
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Dover 007D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code922
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Kent
Previous establishment number3163
Country
UPRN100062286224
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005047
LSOA CodeE01024250
Free School Meals120
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN147058
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/147058
LAESTAB8863163
School nameThe Downs Church of England Primary School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/04/2019
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityKent
Parliamentary constituencyDover and Deal
Multi-academy trust UID17199
Multi-academy trust nameDEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeCT14 7TL
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils314
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10288085
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date12/09/2023
Publication date24/10/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection147058
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8863163
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Downs Church of England Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS379659
Previous inspection start date05/10/2011
Previous publication date03/11/2011
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection118684
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8863163
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Downs Church of England Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Controlled School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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