Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA · South Gloucestershire · secondary school
4th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 578 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.8/10 among them, against 6.7/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 53.6 · 72 | 30% | 2.15 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.1 · 57 | 25% | 1.43 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 51.0 · 74 | 10% | 0.75 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. Downend School was rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. In 2024/25, 53.6% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 51.0, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.1 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly better than peers nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.8 out of 10 among them, against 6.7 out of 10 nationally.
Getting in. The school has 1429 pupils in a capacity of 1425 places, meaning it is over capacity by 4. Consequently, places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the pressure of being over capacity with only 4 spare places? What support is available for pupils who are not meeting the national median in attainment? How does the school maintain its Good rating while performing below the national average in similar-intake comparisons?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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