Downs View Infant School
Ball Lane, Kennington, Ashford, TN25 4PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Collins
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 118523
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01233632339
About this school
Downs View Infant School is a community primary school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 184 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Downs View Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 260 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Downs View Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 22.8% | 184 | — |
| Kennington Church of England Academy | 64% | 5.6% | 30.5% | 355 | 0.1 miles |
| Phoenix Community Primary School | 41% | 6% | 51.8% | 190 | 0.5 miles |
| Goat Lees Primary School | 40% | 6.2% | 42.7% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 3.7% | 14.3% | 214 | 1.4 miles |
| Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5% | 28.1% | 418 | 1.7 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)
- 22.79%
- English as an additional language
- 12.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.81%
- Persistent absence
- 19.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kennington Church of England Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
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Phoenix Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Goat Lees Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Ashford
Other schools in Ashford
- Aldington Primary School Primary
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School Primary
- Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beaver Green Primary School Primary
- Bethersden Primary School Primary
- Bodsham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brabourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brook Community Primary School Primary
- Challock Primary School Primary
- Charing Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chilmington Green Primary School Primary
- East Stour Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Downs View Infant School teach?
- Downs View Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Downs View Infant School?
- The headteacher of Downs View Infant School is Mrs Sarah Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Downs View Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Downs View Infant 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 Downs View Infant School?
- Downs View Infant School has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Downs View Infant School full?
- Downs View Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 184 on roll (88%), 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 Downs View Infant School a faith school?
- No. Downs View Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Downs View Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Downs View Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Downs View Infant School's absence rate?
- Downs View Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Downs View Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Downs View Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.