Downs View Infant School
Primary school in Ashford, Kent. Good (Oct 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 17 October 2023, report published 29 November 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Downs View Infant School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Downs View Infant School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| 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 October 2027
The last inspection was in October 2023. 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 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesKennington Church of England Academy
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- 0.5 milesPhoenix Community Primary School
School remains Good (Jun 2022)
- 0.7 milesGoat Lees Primary School
Standards maintained (Jun 2025)
- 1.4 milesSt Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Standards maintained (Jun 2025)
- 1.7 milesAshford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Standards maintained (Apr 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.