Downend School
About the school
Downend School is an open secondary school in South Gloucestershire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 23 October 2024
- Published
- 26 November 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51
- South Gloucestershire
- 42.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- South Gloucestershire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 53.60%
- South Gloucestershire
- 42.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.50%
- South Gloucestershire
- 61.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 34.80%
- South Gloucestershire
- 25.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.61
- South Gloucestershire
- 3.73
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.84
AAB or better
- School
- 21.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1429
Girls
50.03%
Boys
49.97%
SEN support
8.89%
Education, health and care plan
3.29%
English as an additional language
8.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
11.35%
Overall absence
8.38
Persistent absence
20.8
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
220
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
93
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
51%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
31%