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Downend School

Downend School
Westerleigh Road
Downend
Bristol
England
BS166XA

📞 phone: 01454 862300

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Miss Linda Ferris

🌍 web: www.downend.com

1338 pupils mixed gender
1425 pupils capacity: 94% full

716 boys 54%

622 girls 46%

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
139345
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
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Establishment #
4148
Open date
1. March 2013
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 365839, Northing: 177156
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.492, Longitude: -2.4934
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
9. January 2019
Region › Const. › Ward
South West › Filton and Bradley Stoke › Frenchay & Downend
Free school meals %
7.60
Trust
CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10040624

School governors

  • Mrs Lara Loomes, Local Governor
    (3. October 2018—2. October 2022)
  • Ian Miller, Local Governor
    (23. June 2020—22. June 2024)
  • Mr Andrew Baxter, Local Governor
    (23. June 2020—22. June 2024)
  • Mrs Sue Thomas, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2023)
  • Mrs Lisa Howell, Local Governor
    (1. September 2017—31. March 2023)
  • Sue Thomas, Local Governor
    (12. July 2021—11. July 2025)
  • Lara Loomes, Local Governor
    (1. January 2019—31. August 2026)
  • Emma Jukes, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
  • Janis Scudamore, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
  • Mel Willcox, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
  • Miss Linda Ferris, Local Governor
    (17. April 2023—None)
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Schools nearby

  1. Downend Comprehensive School, BS166XA
  2. Downend School, BS166XA (1338 pupils)
  3. 0.2 miles Stanbridge Primary School, BS166AL (420 pupils)
  4. 0.2 miles St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, BS166QR (175 pupils)
  5. 0.3 miles Barley Close Community Primary School, BS169DL (282 pupils)
  6. 0.5 miles Emersons Green Primary School, BS167GA (207 pupils)
  7. 0.6 miles Bromley Heath Junior School, BS166NJ (239 pupils)
  8. 0.6 miles Bromley Heath Infant School, BS166NJ (180 pupils)
  9. 0.6 miles Blackhorse Primary School, BS166TR (418 pupils)
  10. 0.7 miles Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend, BS165TG (221 pupils)
  11. 0.8 miles Mangotsfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, BS167EY (627 pupils)
  12. 0.9 miles Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend, BS165JJ (301 pupils)
  13. 1 mile Oldbury Court Junior School, BS162QS
  14. 1 mile Oldbury Court Infant School, BS162QS
  15. 1 mile Staple Hill Primary School, BS164NE (291 pupils)
  16. 1 mile The Tynings School, BS164SG (345 pupils)
  17. 1 mile Mangotsfield School, BS169LH
  18. 1 mile Oldbury Court Primary School, BS162QS
  19. 1 mile Frome Vale Academy, BS162QS (176 pupils)
  20. 1 mile Mangotsfield School, BS169LH (1050 pupils)
  21. 1.1 miles Pathways Learning Centre, BS162RQ (59 pupils)
  22. 1.1 miles Lyde Green Primary School, BS167LH (450 pupils)
  23. 1.2 miles Frenchay Church of England Primary School, BS161UZ (134 pupils)
  24. 1.2 miles Gracefield Preparatory School, BS162RG (79 pupils)
  25. 1.3 miles Little Hayes Nursery School, BS162LL (92 pupils)

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