Data profile
Downe House
Independent girls senior school in Berkshire for ages 11–18, day or boarding. Selective entry, top-tier London fees.
- Rank #56
- ISI met
- Fees £33.6k/yr
- girls
- both
- Berkshire
01 · Module
Outcomes
Where leavers go after sixth form.
- Cohort
- 92
- Oxbridge
- 3
- Russell Group
- 42
- US Ivy
- 0
- Medicine
- 1
Class of 2025
Top destinations
- Aberdeen1
- Australia1
- Bath1
- Birmingham1
- Bristol4
- Brunel1
- Canada – McGill1
- Canada – U Toronto1
02 · Module
Exam results
A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.
- A-level A*–A
- 67%
- GCSE 9–7
- 73%
- Oxbridge rate
- 3%
- Russell Group rate
- 46%
Recalibrated
03 · Module
Entry points & fees
Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) | Boarding fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11+ | Year 7 | 55 | ISEB Common Pre-Test, Assessment Day, interview | £33.6k | £60.9k |
| 12+ | Year 8 | — | ISEB Common Pre-Test, Assessment Day, interview | £33.6k | £60.9k |
| 13+ | Year 9 | 45 | ISEB Common Pre-Test, Assessment Day, interview | £33.6k | £60.9k |
| 16+ | Lower Sixth | — | interview, application, predicted grades | £33.6k | £60.9k |
04 · Module
Houseroom Index
Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.
Index score
70
/ 100
National rank #56
05 · Module
Inspections
Latest inspection rating and report.
ISI
met
Inspected 2024-11-12
06 · Module
Key people
Head, senior leadership and governance.
Headmistress
Mrs Emma McKendrick
Deputy Head
Mr Matthew Godfrey
08 · Module
Compare with peers
The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.
- Fees £33.7kA*-A 64%Oxbridge 5%Rank #53
Roedean School matches on girls/both boarding, overlaps entry phases 11+ and 13+, and shares a similar fee bracket and selectivity tier with Downe House.
- Fees £35.2kA*-A 58%Oxbridge 7%Rank #60
Woldingham School is a girls' school offering both day and boarding, overlaps the 11+ and 13+ entry phases, and has comparable fees and selectivity tier to Downe House.
- Fees £36.9kA*-A 65%Oxbridge 3%Rank #61
Hurstpierpoint College offers both day and boarding with a co-ed senior school ethos, overlaps entry phases 11+ and 13+, and shares a similar fee bracket and selectivity tier.
- Fees £34.2kA*-A 56%Oxbridge 7%Rank #62
Queen's Gate School is a girls' school with day only, overlaps entry phases 11+ and 13+, and shares top-tier fees and selectivity tier similar to Downe House.
- Fees £32.5kA*-A 87%Oxbridge 6%Rank #53
Francis Holland Regent's Park is a girls' day school, overlaps entry phases 11+ and 13+, and shares top-tier fees, selectivity, and a Church of England ethos.
Peers refreshed annually plus on-write. Filters: sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fee band, tier. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity + 0.25 structured + 0.10 embedding + 0.20 AI re-rank.
09 · Module
Top feeder prep schools
Preps that have sent the most pupils here over the last few years.
- 1 offers
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