High Down Junior School
Down Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6DY
Headteacher: Mrs Abi OldfieldSchool website ↗Pupils: 341 (capacity: 330)Part of LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
72%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Latest data: 2024/25
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
72.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 82%·Writing 81%·Maths 86%→All three 72%
Reading
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75%
100%
Writing
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25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
6.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
9.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
149 girls, 192 boys
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 75% (2023/24), currently 72%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 62.0% | 4.0% | -1.4 | -2.8 | -1.9 |
| 2016/17 | 46.0% | 8.0% | -3.7 | -3.5 | -5.8 |
| 2017/18 | 72.0% | 20.0% | +1.5 | -2.0 | +1.2 |
| 2018/19 | 66.0% | 11.0% | -1.2 | -2.0 | -1.8 |
| 2022/23 | 72.0% | 13.0% | -0.9 | +0.1 | -0.2 |
| 2023/24 | 75.0% | 17.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 72.0% | 13.0% | - | - | - |