32.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
196.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
273
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of Downside School · Secondary with sixth form · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
32.7
+0.4
47.438.028.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32.7
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
196.0
-25.9
261.2223.3185.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 196.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
33.8
-6.1
39.936.933.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33.8
A-level value added
-0.01
-0.4
+0.4+0.20.0
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
21%
-7pp
28%24%21%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 21%
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
BB-C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
273
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% | 32.7 | Not applicable | 0% | 196.0 | 70% | 273 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 32.3 | Not published | 0% | 221.9 | 56% | 334 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 28.7 | Not published | 0% | 185.4 | 48% | 353 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 35.9 | Not published | 0% | 252.3 | 59% | 359 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 47.4 | Not published | 0% | 261.2 | 63% | 342 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 31.7 | Not published | 0% | 163.5 | 56% | 376 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 42.5 | Not published | 0% | — | 80% | 372 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 33.8 | C+ | -0.01 | 21% | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 39.9 | B | +0.40 | 28% | 69 |
| 2022/23 | 39.5 | B | — | 25% | 51 |
| 2021/22 | 37.2 | B- | — | 26% | 61 |
| 2018/19 | 39.7 | B | +0.42 | 24% | 68 |
| 2017/18 | 37.7 | B- | +0.03 | 30% | 75 |
| 2016/17 | 38.0 | B- | -0.02 | 17% | 70 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 273 | — | 36% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 334 | — | 32% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 353 | — | 29% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 359 | — | 28% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 317 | — | 13% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 342 | — | 20% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 376 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 372 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.