Every girl at Downe House is valued, supported and challenged as an individual and provided with an exceptional range of opportunities to explore and develop her strengths. So many things make the difference at Downe – we aim to ignite a love of learning and ensure that when the time comes to leave, she believes she can achieve anything.
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Downe House School is a selective independent girls' boarding and day school in Cold Ash, a village near Newbury, Berkshire, for girls aged 11–18. [2] The Good Schools Guide described Downe House as an "Archetypal traditional girls' full boarding school turning out delightful, principled, courteous and able girls who go on to make a ...
- 1907
- Church of England
- Emma McKendrick
- Independent day and boarding
Downe House Muscat. Our first international sister school and the first girls-only school run by a British girls’ school in the Middle East. Opened in September 2022, Downe House Muscat provides both Omani and international families with a premier, world-class, all-round education tailored just for girls on an impressive purpose-built campus.
Established in 1907, Downe House is a traditional boarding and day school with a modern approach for girls aged 11-18. Situated in a beautiful Berkshire 110-acre woodland estate, Downe House offers family-friendly boarding balanced with an exceptional range of opportunities.
Where will a Downe House education take your daughter? Every year, students from the Upper Sixth leave us to take up places at top universities across the world. In 2022, 89% took up places offered at their first choice universities, with 82% heading to Russell Group universities and 29% to QS World Top 50.