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The Downs School

General Information

  • Address: Manor Crescent, Compton, Newbury, RG20 6AD – View on map
  • Phone: 01635270000
  • Website: Visit school website
  • Headteacher: Mr Chris Prosser
  • Age range: 11-18 years
  • Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 249 families put it first for 204 places – 12 for every 10 places. 79% of them were offered a place. 14 of the 204 places went to families living outside the council area.
  • Sixth form: Yes
  • Intake: Mixed
  • Religious character: None
  • Nursery provision: No

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Behaviour

Awaiting Data

Across West Berkshire: suspensions by reason

  • Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 7 (0.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
  • Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
  • Suspensions for bullying: 20 (1.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
  • Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 16 (1.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
  • Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in West Berkshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

SEN

Figures on the proportion of pupils with SEND will appear here once we've linked in official DfE data.

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Educational Attainment

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Financials

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