Down Hall Primary School
Brooklyn Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lyndsey Wood
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 272
- URN
- 114936
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268780018
About this school
Down Hall Primary School is a community primary school in Rayleigh. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 272 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 45 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 58% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 71% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 71% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 69% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Down Hall Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 260 |
| 2024/25 | 268 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Down Hall Primary School compares
Down Hall Primary School ranked 40th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.9% | 17.5% | 272 | — |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 32% | 7% | 11.4% | 141 | 0.5 miles |
| Glebe Primary School | 60% | 5.6% | 20.3% | 403 | 0.5 miles |
| Edward Francis Primary School | 57% | 4.2% | 9.4% | 423 | 0.6 miles |
| Rayleigh Primary School | 78% | 4% | 17.9% | 463 | 1.0 miles |
| Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.3% | 9.2% | 420 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.54%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 12.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rayleigh
-
Glebe Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rayleigh
-
Edward Francis Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rayleigh
-
Rayleigh Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rayleigh
-
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rayleigh
Other schools in Rayleigh
Down Hall Primary School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Rayleigh.
- Edward Francis Primary School Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Grove Wood Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Primary
- Rayleigh Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wyburns Primary School Primary
- The FitzWimarc School Secondary
- The Sweyne Park School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Down Hall Primary School teach?
- Down Hall Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rayleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Down Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Down Hall Primary School is Mrs Lyndsey Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Down Hall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Down Hall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Down Hall Primary School?
- Down Hall Primary School has 272 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Down Hall Primary School full?
- Down Hall Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 272 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Down Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Down Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Down Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Down Hall Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Down Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Down Hall Primary School rank locally?
- Down Hall Primary School ranked 40th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Down Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Down Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Down Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Down Hall Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.