High Down Junior School is a primary 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 02/12/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Down Road, Bristol, BS20 6DY
Website: www.highdownschools.co.uk
Telephone: 01275843969
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Andreya Cowan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143286

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 386
Number of Boys: 200
Number of Girls: 186

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.3 to -0.1
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3 to -1
Maths
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Down Junior School
Down Road , Portishead BS20 6DY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
High Down Infant School
Down Road , BS20 6DY
4out of 4 56 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Hallett's Way , BS20 6BT
3out of 4 1,587 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Bristol Road , BS20 6QB
3out of 4 1,835 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Portishead Primary School
Station Road , BS20 7DB
3out of 4 2,083 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gordano School
St Mary's Road , Portishead BS20 7QR
4out of 4 1,427 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.