Downend School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

South GloucestershireLocal Authority

Filton and Bradley StokeConstituency

BS16 6XAPostcode

7.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Downend School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in South Gloucestershire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,415 pupils. Downend School is part of Castle School Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 53.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.61

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,415

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,415
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Castle School Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 Oct 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.