The Downs School is a secondary school located in Newbury.
According to Ofsted inspection, the school's
overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 07/06/2013.
The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%,
which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.
School Information
Address:
Manor Crescent, Newbury, RG20 6AD
Website:
http://www.thedownsschool.org/
Telephone:
01635270000
School Type:
Foundation school
Education phase:
Secondary
Local authority:
West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal:
Mr Chris Prosser
Religious character:
None
Admissions policy:
Non-selective
Unique reference:
110102
Ofsted Inspection
Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness
Ofsted inspection date: 07/06/2013
Pupils
Information
Age Range:
11 - 18
Gender:
Mixed
School Capacity:
1307
Number of Pupils:
1300
Number of Boys:
628
Number of Girls:
672
Absence
School
England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:
4.7%
4%
Persistent absence:
10.6%
8.2%
Education - Secondary
Progress 8 score
Average: 0.07
Confidence interval -0.12 to 0.26
Of the 177 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 169 are included in this
measure.
