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Downlands Community School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (West Sussex). It has about 1,220 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In October 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Progress, Environment, Attainment and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Admissions and Representation.
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Progress: Excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite low.
Attainment: Excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are excellent. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high. Show details
Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
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