Downend School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Bristol, South Gloucestershire

BS16 6XA

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

63.7

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#788

National rank

#61

In South West

In South Gloucestershire

Top 25%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

51.0

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

54%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

76%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

24%

EBacc average points score

4.61

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 48.8 → 51.0 ▲ 2.2 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,429 % FSM ever-6 11.3% % EAL 8.4% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Location

Nearby secondary schools

Mangotsfield School Bristol · 1.0 mi 51.6 King's Oak Academy Bristol · 2.2 mi 52.5 Winterbourne Academy Bristol · 2.3 mi 65.0 Digitech Studio School Bristol · 2.5 mi 39.0 John Cabot Academy Bristol · 2.6 mi 65.1 Abbeywood Community School Bristol · 2.8 mi 57.5 Sir Bernard Lovell Academy Bristol · 3.5 mi 55.6 Hanham Woods Academy Bristol · 3.6 mi 55.1