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Downs View Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Academy
Ball Lane, Kennington, Ashford TN25 4PJ · downs-view.kent.sch.uk · 01233 632339
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 180
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 54 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 118523)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 54 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 68 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 87 | 76 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
Downs View Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118523)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118523), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118523)
Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118523)