Downend SchoolMangotsfield School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bristol.

Summary of the comparison

Downend School and Mangotsfield School are secondary schools in Bristol.

  • Downend School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Mangotsfield School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Downend School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Downend School was judged Good and Mangotsfield School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.0 for Downend School and 41.3 for Mangotsfield School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Downend School (52.5 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Mangotsfield School (46.3 in 2021-22, 41.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Downend School versus Mangotsfield School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolDownend SchoolBristolMangotsfield SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD50/100
Local ranking5th of 16 in South Gloucestershire Stronger figure14th of 16 in South Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,429 1,158
Capacity1,425 1,200
LocationBristol, BS16 6XA Bristol, BS16 9LH
GCSE results
Attainment 851.0 Stronger figure41.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths53.6% Stronger figure34.8% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths75.5% Stronger figure56.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc34.8% Stronger figure32.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.61 Stronger figure3.65 4.09
Cohort233 207
A-level results
A-level entries97 Not reported
A-level average points31.8 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points35.1 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects21.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,429 1,158
Free school meals (ever 6)11.3% 23.6%
English as an additional language8.4% 9.1%
SEN support8.9% 14.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence8.4% Stronger figure10.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence20.8% Stronger figure26.6% 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.

Downend School

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