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...
Origami Club made these wonderful Pin Wheels this week. https://t.co/fStZZZESFh
Fantastic effort from our children for Crazy Hair Day, to raise funds for some exciting new story books for the school. https://t.co/cDbbvGE2AG
A huge thank you from our Year 6's, to the amazing Mrs Evans who once again cooked up a very tasty SATs breakfast. https://t.co/pKzykyvmZp
We made Dogs and Pelicans at Origami club this week. https://t.co/BqFIAFxgo7
Pupils from Year 4 went to Harlow Tennis Club for a Tennis Festival. We saw amazing rallies, aces and winners! Who knows, maybe there was a future Wimbledon champion! https://t.co/eNpfvyP4FK
Pupils from Years 3&4 sung wartime songs outside Harlow Playhouse Theatre for VE Day. All children sung beautifully and represented the school really well on this historic day. https://t.co/nPV25tSdMP