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
- 1250 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.6%
White British 82.9%
Unclassified 5.8%
Other White 5.2%
Mixed 4.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 76%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.2
Local authority average 46.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.32
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 60 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 51 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 46 |
| Dance | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 230 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 229 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 49 |
Admissions
Downlands Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 234
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 274
- 2nd preference
- 135
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 32
Offers
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 16
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 125 115 |
| Year 8 | 270 138 132 |
| Year 9 | 269 135 134 |
| Year 10 | 239 119 120 |
| Year 11 | 232 115 117 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 26.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 59.0% 19.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |