Downside School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Independent schools
- Funding
- Independent school
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 123910
- Address
- Stratton-on-the-Fosse, BA3 4RJ
- Website
- www.downside.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 334 (n/a of total capacity)
- Boys
- 59.0%
- Girls
- 41.0%
- First language not English
- n/a
- Free school meals (FSM)
- n/a
- Persistent absence
- n/a
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 32.0%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- NP
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 0%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 28.7
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.85
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| Economics | GCSE | 1 |
| French | GCSE | 17 |
| Geography | GCSE | 30 |
| German | GCSE | 8 |
| Classical Greek | GCSE | 2 |