Bristol Metropolitan AcademyDownend School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bristol.
Summary of the comparison
Bristol Metropolitan Academy and Downend School are secondary schools in Bristol.
Bristol Metropolitan Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Downend School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Bristol Metropolitan Academy was judged the expected standard and Downend School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.9 for Bristol Metropolitan Academy and 51.0 for Downend School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bristol Metropolitan Academy (53.5 in 2021-22, 46.9 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Downend School (52.5 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BristolBristol Metropolitan Academy | BristolDownend School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100 | C62/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 23 in Bristol | 5th of 16 in South Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,096 | 1,429 | |
| Capacity | 945 | 1,425 | |
| Location | Bristol, BS16 2HD | Bristol, BS16 6XA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.9 | 51.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.5% | 53.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60.9% | 75.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.3% Stronger figure | 34.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.20 | 4.61 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 215 | 233 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 97 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 31.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 35.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 21.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,096 | 1,429 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 31.0% | 11.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.2% | 8.4% | |
| SEN support | 21.0% | 8.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.8% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.4% | 8.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.6% | 20.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Downend School
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