High Down Infant School

Down Road, Portishead, North Somerset, BS20 6DY

Good

Inspected 9 November 2022

Good

Ofsted

Primary

Phase

3–7

Ages

214

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: North Somerset →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–7
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 214 / 270 (79%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 9 November 2022

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

4.3%

Disadvantaged

6.1%

EAL

1.4%

SEN support

2.3%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

3.3%

Overall absence

5.3%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

8.57

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -2.5 vs 2023/24

23.6

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.9 vs 2023/24

9.23

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +1.3 vs 2023/24

£53,240

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 14% on leadership pay

↑ +£3,829 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,668

Spend per pupil

£7,193

Income per pupil

48%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.