Community school · Essex

Down Hall Primary School

4–11Ages
272Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114936URN

Brooklyn Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9LW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.8 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

99 applications for 31 places · 56th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

5 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
19 April 2016
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Essex median (2.4) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

99 applications · 31 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 3.8; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2023 4.1; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2021 4.2; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.8; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.2; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.1; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.8; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.4; Essex median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Essex median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	31	99	3.2	25	0.81
Sep 2025	27	103	3.8	27	1.00
Sep 2024	35	115	3.3	24	0.69
Sep 2023	26	106	4.1	26	1.00
Sep 2022	35	102	2.9	22	0.63
Sep 2021	18	75	4.2	16	0.89
Sep 2020	27	89	3.3	18	0.67
Sep 2019	26	98	3.8	25	0.96
Sep 2018	36	92	2.6	31	0.86
Sep 2017	32	101	3.2	29	0.91
Sep 2016	37	113	3.1	33	0.89
Sep 2015	29	81	2.8	27	0.93
Sep 2014	45	107	2.4	31	0.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%39th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	81%	9%	108	107
2023/24	58%	11%	105	104
2022/23	48%	2%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Down Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2019

3.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Glebe Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Edward Francis Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Rayleigh Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Good2024

3.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Grove Wood Primary School
2.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Wyburns Primary School
2.6 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

3.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Lift Hockley
2.8 km · Essex

2026

4.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114936 · 881/2656
Capacity: 315 pupils · 272 on roll
Free school meals: 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Brooklyn Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9LW
Local authority: Essex · Rochford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources