BLOCLSchools
  1. Blocl
  2. Schools
  3. City of Bristol
  4. Bristol

Downend School

Downend School
Westerleigh Road
Downend
Bristol
England
BS166XA

📞 phone: 01454 862300

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Miss Linda Ferris

🌍 web: www.downend.com

1411 pupils mixed gender
1425 pupils capacity: 99% full

724 boys 51%

687 girls 49%

Last updated:

Secondary — Academy converter

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
Academy converter
Establishment #
4148
Open date
1. March 2013
Reason open
Academy Converter
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
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
9. January 2019
Region › Const. › Ward
South West › Filton and Bradley Stoke › Frenchay & Downend
Free school meals %
10.10
Trust
CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10040624

School governors

  • Ian Miller, Local Governor
    (18. June 2024—17. June 2028)
  • Mr Andrew Baxter, Local Governor
    (18. June 2024—17. June 2028)
  • Janis Scudamore, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
  • Miss Linda Ferris, Local Governor
    (17. April 2023—None)
  • Emma Jukes, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. September 2023—31. August 2026)
  • Sema Kasbia, Local Governor
    (1. September 2023—31. August 2027)
  • Charlotte Hutton, Local Governor
    (1. September 2023—31. August 2027)
  • Mike Beard, Local Governor
    (1. September 2023—31. August 2027)
  • Emma Jukes, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
map for Downend School

Near Downend School

  1. Schools Secondary
  2. 1.0 mileMangotsfield School, BS169LH (1119 pupils)
  3. Schools Primary
  4. 0.2 milesStanbridge Primary School, BS166AL (420 pupils)
  5. 0.2 milesSt Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, BS166QR (184 pupils)
  6. 0.3 milesBarley Close Community Primary School, BS169DL (260 pupils)
  7. 0.5 milesEmersons Green Primary School, BS167GA (211 pupils)
  8. 0.6 milesBlackhorse Primary School, BS166TR (418 pupils)
  9. 0.6 milesBromley Heath Junior School, BS166NJ (239 pupils)
  10. 0.6 milesBromley Heath Infant School, BS166NJ (178 pupils)
  11. 0.7 milesChrist Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend, BS165TG (225 pupils)
  12. 0.8 milesMangotsfield Church of England Primary School, BS167EY (627 pupils)
  13. 0.9 milesChrist Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend, BS165JJ (299 pupils)
  14. 1.0 mileFrome Vale Academy, BS162QS (202 pupils)
  15. 1.0 mileStaple Hill Primary School, BS164NE (305 pupils)
  16. 1.0 mileThe Tynings Primary School, BS164SG (326 pupils)
  17. 1.1 milesLyde Green Primary School, BS167LH (493 pupils)
  18. Care Facilities
  19. 0.3 miles★★★★★Cleeve Lodge Care Ltd, BS166AQ
  20. 0.3 miles★★★★★Sunbeams Day Nursery, BS166UE
  21. Catering Services
  22. 0.3 milesBarley Close Out Of School Club, BS169DL
  23. 0.3 milesPlay Station Nursery Ltd, BS169DL
  24. 0.3 milesResound, BS169BP
  25. 0.3 milesSt Augustines Pre-School, BS166QR
  26. 0.3 miles★★★★★Resound Foodbank Outlet (North Bristol And South Glos Foodb, BS169BP
  27. Retail Stores
  28. 0.2 milesRanjanie Convenience Store, BS169DW
  29. 0.3 miles★★★★★Spar, BS166RX
  30. School Food Ratings
  31. ★★★★★Caterlink At Downend School, BS166XA
  32. 0.2 miles★★★★★Mama Bears Day Nursery, BS166AL
  33. 0.2 miles★★★★★Dolce Ltd At Stanbridge School, BS166AL
  34. 0.3 miles★★★★★Abm Catering @ Barley Close Community Primary School, BS169DL
  35. 0.3 miles★★★★★AIP C/O St Augustines Of Canterbury Catholic Primary, BS166QR
  36. Takeaway Shops
  37. 0.3 miles★★★Star Fish Bar, BS166RX

See all schools in Bristol