- When Downe House outgrew its original home in Charles Darwin’s house in the village of Down in Kent, the world-famous girls’ school moved to its Berkshire location in 1922, and sits amid a 110-acre woodland estate.
- The school offers a wealth of opportunities — sporting, musical, dramatic, artistic and more — for girls to find what they enjoy the most. The boarding aspect enhances the experience; as Downe House says, “as a full boarding school, we are not tied by the constraints of a traditional school day”. Clubs range from riding to astronomy and all girls are encouraged to “have a go”.
- The vast majority of the 540 girls at Downe House board, with flexi, weekly and full boarding arrangements available. The new school bus service has been designed to provide a convenient “school run” option for families of day pupils and flexi-boarders, operating daily on local routes to and from Downe House, with London incorporated into the route for those who wish to return home twice a week.
- Notable former pupils include the broadcaster Clare Balding and the comedian and writer Miranda Hart.
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