Headteacher: Mr R Calderwood - It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to The Downs Primary School and Nursery. We take great pride in serving our local community and aim to provide the best possible education for all of our pupils. We are a two-form entry school located close to the centre of Harlow. Despite being so close to the town centre, we benefit from being situated on large and beautiful grounds.
We are looking forward to welcoming back children returning to The Downs and welcoming those who are joining us. We hope you are all having a fantastic summer spending time with your families. We are all very much looking forward to seeing you and your children who be in Year 1 - 6 o...
We will be offering Open Day tours for new prospective parents to join our Reception cohort for 2025. Dates for parents to view the school community will be added in September 2024 For further questions or information please email admin@downs.essex.sch.uk To secure your child...
An arts project has brought fresh colour to the Town Park paddling pool with a new mural inspired by the work of our children. The mural was created by artist Els Morris with creative input from students at The Downs Primary School. Els worked with four classes at The Downs over three day...
We had our final achievement assembly of the year. Stars of the week were announced as well as winners of the behaviour award. Dragon House were announced as winners of last week's sports day. Year 5 showed off their ukulele skills. https://t.co/EVomMI8r8p
Year 1&2 enjoyed their sports morning. The bouncing, jumping, aiming and throwing was amazing from the young athletes. The races afterwards saw some real speedsters! Possible future Olympians? https://t.co/gma5ZmJ2fD
We had our Year 5&6 Sports morning. The pupils took part in speed bounce, standing long jump, vortex howler throw, archery followed by running races. It was a lovely morning and the children scored points towards the House Sports Cup. Yrs 1&2 tomorrow! https://t.co/B81LpCPAdE