Downlands Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 4 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 126087
- Address
- Dale Avenue, BN6 8LP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1255 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
White British 83.8%
Other White 5.5%
Unclassified 4.8%
Mixed 4.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.51
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 79%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.28
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 53 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 45 |
| Dance | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 234 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 233 |
Admissions
Downlands Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 242
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 282
- 2nd preference
- 180
- 3rd preference
- 97
- From another Local Authority
- 32
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 268 136 132 |
| Year 8 | 268 135 133 |
| Year 9 | 241 119 122 |
| Year 10 | 239 117 122 |
| Year 11 | 239 120 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 37.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 28.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 57.0% 20.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.1% 1.0% |