The Downs Preparatory School
Charlton Drive, Wraxall, Bristol, BS48 1PF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Isaachsen
- Constituency
- North Somerset
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 243
- URN
- 109361
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01275852008
About this school
The Downs Preparatory School is an independent school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 13 and has 243 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Downs Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Downs Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1930, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The Downs Preparatory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 267 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 262 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 39
Location
Nearby schools
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Ravenswood School2.2 miles
Special schools · Bristol
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Lime Hills Academy2.2 miles
Free Schools · Nailsea
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North Star 240°3.9 miles
Academies · Bristol
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Kingsweston School3.9 miles
Special schools · Bristol
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North Star 265°4.2 miles
Free Schools · Bristol
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- Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre Nursery
- Ilminster Avenue Nursery School Nursery
- Knowle West Early Years Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does The Downs Preparatory School teach?
- The Downs Preparatory School teaches children aged 4 to 13. It is an independent school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of The Downs Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of The Downs Preparatory School is Mrs Deborah Isaachsen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Downs Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Downs Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Downs Preparatory School?
- The Downs Preparatory School has 243 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 13.
- Is The Downs Preparatory School full?
- The Downs Preparatory School has capacity for 300 pupils and 243 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Downs Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. The Downs Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Downs Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Downs Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.