# Alternatives to Downend School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Downend School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Downend School, for comparison

1.21 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Mangotsfield School, Bristol](/school/142008/mangotsfield-school) | 1.0 mi south-east | 0.85 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Bristol Metropolitan Academy, Bristol](/school/135959/bristol-metropolitan-academy) | 2.1 mi south-west | 1.13 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Bristol Brunel Academy, Bristol](/school/135300/bristol-brunel-academy) | 2.3 mi south-west | 1.10 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Winterbourne Academy, Bristol](/school/145502/winterbourne-academy) | 2.3 mi north | 0.87 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [John Cabot Academy, Bristol](/school/135295/john-cabot-academy) | 2.6 mi south | 0.69 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Abbeywood Community School, Bristol](/school/139067/abbeywood-community-school) | 2.9 mi north-west | 1.09 | 2026 | Not judged | no | yes |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/139345/downend-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/139345/downend-school