The Downs School
West Berkshire, RG20 6ADSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Not rated
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.2×
More first choices than offers made
249 1st-choice / 204 offers made
Ranking
Not ranked
About The Downs School
The Downs School is a state-funded secondary school in West Berkshire, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records a published capacity of 1,307 places.
admissions data records 249 first-preference applications and 204 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
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The Downs School recorded 249 first-choice applications and 204 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27. That is 1.2 first-choice applications per offer made. This is a historic demand signal, not an individual admission probability or a catchment boundary. Admission criteria, address, preferences and the applicant cohort also matter. First-choice applications exceeded offers made in this dataset.
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