Downe House

Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ

Contact Information

• Head: Mrs E McKendrick
• Telephone: +44 (0)1635 200286
• Fax: +44 (0)1635 202026
• Email: correspondence@downehouse.net
• Website: http://www.downehouse.net

School Information

Downe House encourages girls to strive for their highest academic results, together with opportunities to develop personal and social skills. It offers a unique all round education. The school is very strong indeed in music, drama and sports; the creative arts departments are very active and there is a wide range of extra-curricular activities. Examination results are excellent at all levels.

General Information

Fees per term

Entry Requirements & Financial Assistance

Age Ranges & Pupil Numbers

Subjects taught

Ancient History/Classical Civ, Art, Art and Design, Biology, Business Management, Chemistry, Computing/ICT, Coordinated/Combined Science, Dance, Design and Technology (DT), Drama/Theatre Studies, Dutch, Economics, EFL/ESL, English Language, English Literature, French, Further Mathematics, General Studies, Geography, German, Government/Politics, Greek, History, History of Art, Home Econ/Food & Nutrition, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Other Subjects, Photography, Physical Education, Physics, Religious Studies, Russian, Spanish, Sports Science, Textiles and Fashion, Theology

Facilities

All Weather Pitch, Art & Technology Centre, Astroturf, Athletics track, CDT Centre, Chapel, Common Room, Concert Hall, Dance Studio, Design & Technology Suite, Drama Studio, Fine art facilities, IT Suite, Language Centre, Library, Music Centre, Performing Arts Centre, Science laboratories, Sixth Form Centre, Sports Hall, Squash Courts, Swimming Pool (covered), Tennis Courts

Activities

Art, Ballet/Dance, Ceramics, Chinese, Choir, Climbing, Community Service, Computing/IT, Cookery, Creative Writing, Current Affairs, Dancing, Debating/Public Speaking, Design/Technology, Drama/Theatre Studies, Driving Lessons, Fashion Design, Film/Video Club, Forum Debating, French cine/news Club, Handicrafts, Ice skating, Life Saving/First Aid, Mechanics, Model United Nations, Music with theory, News Club, Orchestra/Band, Orienteering, Philately, Philosophy, Photography, Pottery, Practical Engineering, Riding, Riding for the disabled, Science club, Scuba diving, Silversmithing, Skiing, Textiles, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Theatre trips, Understanding Industry, Yoga, Young Enterprise

Sports

Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cross Country, Fitness Training, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lacrosse, Netball, Rounders, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Unihoc, Volleyball

Travel Information

Map: www.multimap.co.uk
Nearest Train Station: 15-45 minutes
Nearest Airport: 60-120 minutes
Location: Rural

Miscellaneous Information

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