Prospectus
Good Things Come in Threes
Top of the League in GCSE Results, A Level Results and A Second Specialism
Not only has The Downs School, Compton topped examination performance across West Berkshire’s schools at both A level and GCSE level, but as a High Performing Specialist School it has just secured its second specialism.The Downs is now proud to be both a specialist language and specialist Science and Mathematics college.
Head of Science, Dr Gaby Milford said,
It was fantastic to hear the news and we look forward to working with both primary and secondary partners to ensure science can really come to life for more young people in this area.
Dr Milford went on to explain how the specialism will further opportunities to enhance links the school already has with science based employers.
Advanced level results at The Downs reached an all time high, giving the school a top place ranking as one of the top mixed, non selective, state comprehensive in the country. Head of Sixth form, Andrew Hartley said,
I was delighted to see The Downs was ranked as the 14th best non-selective school in the whole country for examination passes at A and B grade. For a comprehensive school to achieve 72% A and B grades is just phenomenal.
Record numbers of year 11 students shunned other destinations to take up a coveted place in The Downs sixth form this September. Recruitment onto science, mathematics and language courses bucks the national trend at advanced level with 2/3rds of students also choosing to study the three separate sciences in year 10 and 11.
The school is also keen to recognise that success comes in many forms and community spirit is a cornerstone of The Downs. Celebrations continue in the form of a whole school, 6 mile sponsored walk on the 25th September when students at the school will be raising money for school based student projects.
