Downside School
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South WestBoardingIndependentGBP 0-50k/yrEstimateSixth Form
Profile Notes
Downside School is a fee-paying independent school for ages 11-18 with boarding in Radstock, South West. Currently has 273 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic. Admissions policy: z. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
Radstock • BA3 4RJ • National Curriculum
273 pupils (65% of 420 capacity) • 155 boys / 118 girls
Official URN 123910 • LAESTAB 9336021
www.downside.co.ukOfficial Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseNot applicable
Establishment typeOther independent school
Statutory age11 - 18
Opened 01-01-1945 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
University of Bristol40%2024
University of Bath25%2024
King's College London15%2024
University of Cambridge10%2024
University of Oxford10%2024
Prestige score
66.9 / 233No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
School Path AI • senior_destinations_curated
Curated from each school's annual destinations report. Numbers are best-faith multi-year averages.
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 46 students
Avg points / entry34.16
% achieving AAB+20.6%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 832.7
EBacc avg points3.32
Eng & Maths 5+0.0%
Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.
202425 • AcademicAverage
Students 46 • APS 34.16 • Value added 0.01
202425 • A levelAverage
Students 46 • APS 33.84 • Value added -0.01
202425 • Applied generalAverage
Students 46 • APS 31.32 • Value added 0.1
202425 • E/M measuresz
Students 46 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band
Students 59 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • Tech levelz
Students 46 • APS n/a • Value added n/a