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The Downs School

URN: 110102

Address: Manor Crescent, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 6AD

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

Ofsted made the following key judgements following school inspection on 1 October 2024:

Quality of education:

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes:

Outstanding

Personal development:

Outstanding

Leadership and management:

Good

Sixth form provision:

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

All reports

  1. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 11 November 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. Full inspection: OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 09 July 2013
    PDF – Published

  3. Interim assessment Interim assessment, PDF - 09 May 2011
    PDF – Published

  4. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 21 December 2007
    PDF – Published

  5. Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit, PDF - 15 June 2007
    PDF – Published

  6. Full inspection Full inspection, PDF - 06 May 2004
    PDF – Published
  7. Opened

Next inspection

From September 2024, graded inspections will not include an overall effectiveness grade. Schools inspected from then will not have the same way of working out when to expect their next inspection. We will set out the expected dates for when we will next inspect them from September 2025. These schools should not expect to receive an ungraded or graded inspection before then. Some could receive an urgent or monitoring inspection, which can be deemed a graded inspection. 

About The Downs School

  • Type: Secondary
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: None
  • Local authority: West Berkshire

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 18
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 1405
  • School capacity: 1307

Location

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  • Address: Manor Crescent, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 6AD
  • Region: South East

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