The Downs School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.282 miles
Other Applicants · Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2009–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Downs School is a secondary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2009 to 2026 entry.
The Downs School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 4.282 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 10 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Year 7 last distance offered in 2026 was 4.282 miles, for children not covered by any of the higher admission priorities.
- Year 7 last distances have swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2009 to 2010, though the 2026 figure was about the same as in 2025 and 2009.
- The published admission number for Year 7 2026 was 210 places; of the 8 nearest secondary schools in West Berkshire, 4 are rated Good and 4 have no current grade.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Manor Crescent, Compton, Newbury, RG20 6AD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Berkshire
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- Trinity School 7.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kennet School 7.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Theale Green School 8.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Denefield School 9.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bartholomew's School 9.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Little Heath School 9.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Park House School 10.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Willink School 11.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published