The Downs Preparatory School
The Downs Preparatory School is an independent school in Bristol for boys and girls aged 4 to 13. It has 243 pupils and room for 300.
Charlton Drive, Wraxall, Bristol, BS48 1PF01275 852008thedownsschool.co.ukMrs Deborah Isaachsen headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Somerset council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 243 | 262 | 271 | 267 | 256 | 248 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 15% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 15% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury | Academy | 1.2 miles | 83 | No overall grade 2024 | 46 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 213 | Good 2021 | 60 | Compare |
| Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 413 | Not inspected | 77 | Compare |
| Gordano School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 2,029 | Good 2024 | 51 | Compare |
| Golden Valley Primary School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 401 | No overall grade 2025 | 87 | Compare |
| Crockerne Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 299 | Good 2023 | 12 | Compare |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 601 | Outstanding 2023 | 91 | Compare |
| Ravenswood School | Council | 2.2 miles | 140 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Downs Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Downs Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does The Downs Preparatory School have?
243 pupils aged 4 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 300 places, so it is 81% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Charlton Drive, Wraxall, Bristol, BS48 1PF
- Telephone
- 01275 852008
- Website
- www.thedownsschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Isaachsen
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Ward
- Long Ashton
- Constituency
- North Somerset
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1930
- URN
- 109361 · LAESTAB 8026001 · UKPRN 10017777
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.