Downend School is a secondary school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/09/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Westerleigh Road, Bristol, BS16 6XA
Website: http://www.downend.com/
Telephone: 01454862300
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: South Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Howell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139345

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1425
Number of Pupils: 1325
Number of Boys: 696
Number of Girls: 629

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.19 Confidence interval -0.39 to 0.01
Of the 164 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 159 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:57%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.08
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Little Hayes Nursery School
Symington Road , Fishponds BS16 2LL 		3out of 4 2,363 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanbridge Primary School
Stanbridge Road , Downend BS16 6AL 		3out of 4 299 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Boscombe Crescent , Downend BS16 6QR 		3out of 4 384 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Barley Close Community Primary School
Barley Close , Mangotsfield BS16 9DL 		3out of 4 583 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Emersons Green Primary School
Guest Avenue , Emersons Green BS16 7GA 		3out of 4 822 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bromley Heath Junior School
Quakers Road , Downend BS16 6NJ 		4out of 4 1,020 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downend School
Westerleigh Road , Downend BS16 6XA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mangotsfield School
Rodway Hill , Mangotsfield BS16 9LH 		2out of 4 1,683 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pathways Learning Centre
Overndale Road , Downend BS16 2RQ 		3out of 4 1,912 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gracefield Preparatory School
266 Overndale Road , Fishponds BS16 2RG 		- not rated 2,116 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service
School Room , Frenchay BS16 1LE 		- not rated 2,726 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Briarwood School
Briar Way , Fishponds BS16 4EA 		3out of 4 2,866 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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