My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
45%Agree
42%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
0%Downlands Community School
Community school — Secondary
BN6 8LP / 11–16 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
57.3
Attainment 8
85%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2022
Good
Good
Inspected 2022
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth Form
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Exceptional results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 57.3
- Progress 8
- 0.53
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 66.2%
85% of parents would recommend this school
266 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
50%Agree
42%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
44%Agree
41%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
8%Agree
7%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
10%Not applicable
65%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
26%Agree
42%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
32%Agree
21%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
2%Not applicable
22%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
23%No
77%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 61 parents
Strongly agree
28%Agree
26%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
20%Don't know
10%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
46%Agree
36%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
7%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
37%Agree
42%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
7%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
24%Agree
50%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
41%Agree
44%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
53%Agree
44%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
37%Agree
43%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
6%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
85%No
15%22.6% of pupils receive SEN support
22.6%
SEN support
2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.5%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 5.1%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 6.1%
98.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 98.3%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1
- Free school meals
- 7.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.1:1
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.16%
- English as additional language
- 4%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 88.6%
- Mixed
- 4.1%
- Asian
- 0.8%
- Black
- 1%
- Other
- 0.3%
White British82.9%
Other White5.2%
Gypsy / Roma0.3%
Irish0.2%
Other Mixed1.9%
White & Asian1.2%
White & Black African0.8%
White & Black Caribbean0.2%
Bangladeshi0.3%
Other Asian0.2%
Indian0.1%
Pakistani0.1%
Chinese0.1%
African0.8%
Caribbean0.2%