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About Us - Downe House School. Our founder, Miss Olive Willis, set out to create a school that would be different. Downe House is grounded in tradition but maintains a clear focus on the future.. The Spirit of Downe House captioned.mp4 from Downe House Videos on Vimeo. Disillusioned by the independent education that existed for girls at the ...
Admissions. Downe House educates girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen, taking them from the last years of junior school through to the sixth form. Girls can join the school at the ages of eleven, twelve, or thirteen, on leaving a primary or prep school, or at sixteen after completing GCSEs. The biggest intake of girls is at 11+.
Oct 1, 2017 · comment. Downe House is an archetypal all-girl, selective English boarding school that scores consistently in the top five of all UK schools for academic attainment. Outgrowing its original home within the house of Charles Darwin, the school moved to Cold Ash, a village near Newbury, in 1921. The original whitewashed Moorish inspired school ...
- There Is No Such Thing as A ‘Typical Downe House Girl’
- Be Kind, Work Hard, Aim High
- A Flexible and Modern Approach
- A Global Outlook
When a girl joins Downe House –whether as a boarder or a day girl –we provide an environment that both supports her development and celebrates her individuality. There is no such thing as a ‘typical Downe House girl’. What girls do have in common however, is that they are challenged academically and are given as many opportunities as possible to be...
We want to ignite a love of learning and be sure that when your daughter leaves Downe House, she will believe that there is nothing she cannot achieve in the world. Of course, academic resultsmatter greatly to us and we expect girls to aspire to excellence in all they do, both in the classroom and beyond. However, we place equal importance on equip...
Downe House offers a flexible approach to suit the individual needs of our pupils and their parents. From September 2025, girls will have the choice to join us as full boarders, flexi boarders or day girls – see below. All our pupils will have full access to our busy and broad extra-curricular programme during the evenings and weekends, including b...
There are so many things that make the difference at Downe House. For girls in the Lower School, it includes up to a term spent in France by all Lower Fourth girls. The Upper School and Sixth Form have the opportunity to take part in our far-reaching Global Student Exchange Programme with 16 partner schools across five continents. Not to mention ou...
The School campus is set on a beautiful 110 acre woodland estate in Berkshire, overlooking the historic Berkshire Downs and providing a safe, tranquil environment for the School community. Explore. Explore the campus for yourself, including the Murray Centre, the historic Cloisters and Chapel, classrooms and boarding houses as well as dedicated ...
Mar 3, 2023 · Downe House Magazine 145. Downe House, Cold Ash, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 9JJ T: 01635 200286 www.downehouse.net An inspiring School community, pioneering education for generations 100Years in ...
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Downe House is a world-class all-girls’ boarding school in the UK, offering a traditional full-boarding education with a modern twist. With a focus on excellence and the individual, girls are encouraged to make the most of the exceptional academic, co-curricular and enrichment opportunities on offer and to create their own paths, authentic to themselves.
