Our Results

We are delighted that our recent 2024 Ofsted report judgement.Click to learn more about our report.

'The Lead Inspector describes The Downs School as a school where ‘standards and ambitions are exceptionally high’. A place where our ‘pupils rise consistently to meet these standards and ambitions’. She writes of the ‘passionate teachers’ who are ‘experts in their subjects,’ providing ‘expert support’ that ‘ensures pupil’s individual needs are known’.

'The report highlights our curriculum as one that enables pupils to learn exceptionally well, with student behavior described as "impeccable," attendance as "strong," and students’ understanding of "equality, diversity, and inclusion" as exemplary.'

 

 

Key Stage 5 (A Level and L3 BTEC)
Performance Measure	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Number of students	169	139	142	120	159	155	148	149	158
ALPS score (teaching quality score)	At around 50th percentile	In top 25% of schools	In top 25% of schools	In top 40% of schools	In top 5% of schools	In top 5% of schools	2	2	3
Average Point Score per student	32.4 (C+)	33.8 (C+)	37.4 (B-)	36.57 (B-)	40.35 (B)	43.01 (B+)	41.49 (B)	40.77 (B)	37.91
A* grades	5.20%	6.30%	8.80%	9.40%	12.30%	19.60%	13%	14%	13.60%
A*-A grades	26.20%	30.80%	32.60%	27.20%	38.80%	49.60%	41%	36%	30.70%
A*-C grades	79%	80.60%	82.40%	74.10%	88.70%	90.50%	92%	85%	83%
Pass rate	98.10%	97.30%	97.70%	99.10%	100%	100%	99%	100%	99.50%

 

Leavers Destinations Information 23/24 - Year 13

Number of students	Went to university*	FE College	Gap Year	Employment	Not yet confirmed	Apprenticeships
158	100	0	44	6	3	5

*1 accepted an Oxbridge offer; 4 accepted offers for Vet Med or Medicine; 52% Russell Group; 61% of students accepted a place in a Russell Group or 1994 Group (now defunct but equivalent in prestige to the Russell Group) university