Downsend School
Other independent school · Mixed · Surrey
1 Leatherhead Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8TJ
88
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
537
Capacity used
Has space57%
940 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 7–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Bex Tear
- Address
- 1 Leatherhead Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8TJ
- Phone
- 01372372197
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Ashtead Park · Epsom and Ewell
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 125351
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
537 pupils · 940 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
Read the full Ofsted reportGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 88% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 93% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.63 | — | — |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 76.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 53.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 73 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 73 | 33% | 81% | 99% | |
| English Language | 73 | 38% | 85% | 96% | |
| English Literature | 73 | 36% | 89% | 100% | |
| Combined Science | 62 | 27% | 82% | 94% | |
| Physical Education | 39 | 41% | 92% | 100% | |
| History | 37 | 54% | 78% | 92% | |
| French | 27 | 30% | 74% | 96% | |
| Spanish | 23 | 26% | 74% | 83% | |
| Social Studies | 23 | 39% | 65% | 83% | |
| Geography | 21 | 29% | 86% | 90% | |
| Statistics | 20 | 90% | 100% | 100% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 16 | 19% | 69% | 100% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.