Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Church Road, Billericay, CM11 1NU
173 pupils · 82% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 6.9%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 29 September 2021, published 10 November 2021. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 24 | 49 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Crays Hill Primary School 2.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Sunnymede Primary School 3.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 3.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Runwell Community Primary School 3.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Wickford Primary School 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Buttsbury Primary School 3.7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.