The Downs Primary School and Nursery
Primary school in Harlow, Essex. No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 20 May 2025, report published 24 June 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around May 2029
The last inspection was in May 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.3 milesFreshwaters Primary Academy
Standards maintained (Jan 2025)
- 0.6 milesSt Alban's Catholic Academy
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
- 0.7 milesPemberley Academy
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Jan 2024)
- 0.7 milesWilliam Martin Church of England Junior School
Good (Sep 2022)
- 0.7 milesHare Street Community Primary School and Nursery
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.