How many pupils attend Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has 173 pupils on roll.

Does Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

What is the largest ethnic background at Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 88.4% of pupils at Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

How far did offers reach?

2.669miles

was the furthest place offered for 2022-23 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex 2027/2028 booklet)
2Sibling link — children with a sibling attending the school
3children living in the priority admission area
4remaining applications — remaining applications.
5Children living in the priority admissions area — Children living in the priority admissions area.

Read 2026-09-12 from Primary Education in Mid-Essex Directory 2027/2028, page 40. Essex prints every school's admission policy, published admission number, applications received and the criterion under which the last child was admitted, two schools to a page. In 2026 the last child was admitted under criterion 4. CORRECTION 2026-09-13: this row was written on 12 September with the right admission number, notes and source but an empty rule list — every rule came out blank. The rules below were re-read from the same published document. The directory prints a different DfE number for this school, so the block was matched by name and confirmed by the admission number (30), page 40.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.