Primary school in Billericay, Essex
Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Church Road, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1NU
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 29 September 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- Places
- 210
- How full
- 82% full — 173 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 89 / 84
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Chelmsford 018D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 30%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 89%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 4%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Theresa Walker Mr John Poulson
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting
- Constituency
- Maldon
- URN
- 152141
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crays Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 17% | 1.8 mi |
| Sunnymede Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 69% | 1.9 mi |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 96% | 2.2 mi |
| Runwell Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 53% | 2.2 mi |
| Wickford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 52% | 2.2 mi |
| Buttsbury Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 79% | 2.3 mi |
| Grange Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 59% | 2.3 mi |
| South Green Infant SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | — | 2.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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