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...
This week in cookery club we made some some delicious savoury bites. As you can see our new friend joined us today and he said they were delicious. https://t.co/hfbp7VZfDc
Our pupils made these wonderful flying birds at origami club. https://t.co/Kp548aRK3q
Pupils from Year 6 went to Mark Hall sports centre for a Basketball tournament. The action was fast paced and there was plenty of skillful dribbling and accurate shooting from the competitors. Mr Esteves was particularly pleased with how much the pupils improved during the event https://t.co/HFgNoKN79C
This week the children decorated cakes/biscuits with Edible Poppies for Remembrance day. https://t.co/AYkmp7fLrN
Pupils from Year 3 went to Mark Hall Sports Centre for a Boccia festival. The standard of play was breathtaking. It was so nice to see the children enjoying themselves and demonstrating wonderful sportsmanship. #Harlowsports https://t.co/gq2TLVuu22