Downsend SchoolSt John's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leatherhead.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Downsend School and St John's School in Leatherhead.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 61.0 for Downsend School and 17.6 for St John's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Downsend School (59.8 in 2022-23, 61.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St John's School (21.8 in 2021-22, 17.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeatherheadDownsend School | LeatherheadSt John's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 7-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 537 | 892 | |
| Capacity | 940 | 950 | |
| Location | Leatherhead, KT22 8TJ | Leatherhead, KT22 8SP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 61.0 Stronger figure | 17.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 76.7% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.6% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 53.4% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.48 Stronger figure | 1.02 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 73 | 131 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 140 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 44.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 44.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 27.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 613 | 870 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 33.4% | 33.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 0.2% | |
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
Pupils on roll
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