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Primary

High Down Junior School

Primary

North Somerset · Bristol · BS20 6DY www.highdownschools.co.uk

Pupils
341
cap. 330
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
341
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
341
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Somerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of High Down Junior School · Primary · North Somerset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
-3pp
75%71%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
13%
-4pp
20%16%11%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
341
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Down Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6DY
Local authority
North Somerset
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%13%82%45%81%18%86%36%94%87%107.0107.0108.011%341
2023/2475%17%85%34%83%27%83%39%92%83%107.0107.0108.08%342
2022/2372%13%81%34%83%25%84%35%97%75%106.0106.0106.0-0.90+0.10-0.2010%342
2018/1966%11%78%29%81%17%84%24%92%77%105.0105.0104.0-1.20-2.00-1.808%418
2017/1872%20%84%52%79%21%87%45%90%84%109.0108.0108.0+1.50-2.00+1.20388
2016/1746%8%68%24%74%16%58%17%91%70%104.0101.0103.0-3.70-3.50-5.806%386

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2534123.811%5%11%4%8%
2023/2434223.38%6%12%5%10%
2022/2334223.910%6%14%5%9%
2021/2236724.59%4%12%6%13%
2020/2138625.18%3%12%
2018/1941829.48%4%11%3%6%
2017/1825.44%6%
2016/1738624.26%3%14%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.