Head of School at Downham Feoffees Primary Academy: Mrs Benita Sherrington

Executive Headteacher (Headteacher of The Lantern Primary School): Mr Chris Axten-Higgs

Downham Feoffees Primary Academy and The Lantern Community Primary School are a close-working pair of schools that enjoy all of the benefits that collaboration brings. Each school maintains their own individuality and identity but share many common traits. 

Our curriculum across all of our 19 Meridian primary schools enables the children to develop their own learning and shape their own understanding as they use prior learning to embed and secure new skills and knowledge. We are fortunate at both Downham Feoffees and The Lantern to have excellent facilities and spaces, both inside and out, which facilitate and enhance the children’s learning opportunities.

Downham Feoffees Primary Academy is situated in the heart of the village of Little Downham and caters for children aged 4 – 11 (Reception, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2).

We have approximately 150 pupils, organised into either single or mixed age classes, depending on the numbers of children on roll. The majority of our pupils come from Little Downham; the remainder are from the surrounding villages.

We are proud of both of our schools and of the parts they play within each local community. Our success works in unison with the partnerships fostered between the home and school. We value the hard work and support provided by parents/carers and their families including the Friends of Downham Feoffees (FODA)/Friends of The Lantern (FOTLS) and our Academy Councils. We have fostered links with businesses and charities both within the locality and further afield; we look forward to further developing such opportunities.

We have forged robust links with Ely College, also part of the Meridian family, and also with Busy Fingers Pre-School which is adjacent to our school.

Our schools are great places to teach and learn in and we are all very proud of what we achieve.

Link to Ofsted Inspection Report

DFPA-Ofsted-Report-February-2022.pdf