The Downs School

Manor Crescent, Compton, West Berkshire, Berkshire, RG20 6AD

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About this school

The Downs School is a Foundation school serving secondary age pupils, located in West Berkshire, Berkshire. The school has 1,437 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 1 October 2024. The Headteacher is Chris Prosser. The school is administered by West Berkshire local authority.

School details

Headteacher

Chris Prosser

Local authority

West Berkshire

Gender

Mixed

URN

110102

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at The Downs School are handled by the school or the local authority (West Berkshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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