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20th August 2014, 04:40 PM
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Boarding School Downe House
Will you please provide me some information about the Downe House school?
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21st August 2014, 08:03 AM
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Re: Boarding School Downe House
Downe House was established in 1907 by Olive Willis. She was its first headmistress, as an all-girls' boarding school. In 2005, the school was one of fifty of the country's leading independent schools. Houses Hill (ages 11–12) Hermitage (ages 11–12) Darwin (ages 12–13) Ancren Gate North (ages 13–16) Ancren Gate South (ages 13–16) Aisholt (ages 13–16) Holcombe (ages 13–16) Tedworth (ages 13–16) Willis (ages 16–18) York (ages 16–18) Admissions Admission will be based on the Common Entrance Examination exam. Notable former pupils: Clare Balding, BBC sports presenter[10] Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973), novelist and short story writer Angie Bray, British Conservative Party politician and MP Constance Collier, actress, writer Hermione Corfield, model [11] Sophie Dahl, daughter of Tessa Dahl, model and author Tessa Dahl, daughter of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal[12] Geraldine Gardner, actress Susannah Fiennes, artist Valerie Finnis, Lady Scott (1924-2006) gardener, V.M.H. Amaryllis Fleming (1926-1999) cellist Lillian Fontaine, actress Rosie Fortescue, Made in Chelsea Aileen Fox, archaeologist Valerie Goulding, member of Seanad Éireann Miranda Hart, comedian and actress[13][14] Aletha Hayter (1911–2006), author and British Council representative Geraldine James, actress[15] Kristin Linklater, vocal coach, now at Columbia University Susan Marsden, lawyer HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, née Catherine Middleton, attended the school for a term before being moved to Marlborough College[16] Philippa Middleton, socialite and sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge[17] Mary Midgley, philosopher Dame Rosemary Murray, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, founder of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge Priscilla Napier (1908–1998), author Betty Rea (1904–1965), sculptor and educationist Audrey Richards (1899–1984), social anthropologist who worked mainly in sub-Saharan Africa Anne Ridler (1912–2001), poet Evelyn Rothwell, oboist Georgina Rylance, actress Laura Solon, comedian Louise Thompson, Made in Chelsea Lena Townsend, politician Lady Gabriella Windsor, journalist and daughter of Prince Michael of Kent Rosie Tapner, model Address: Downe House School Downe House Hermitage Road Col, Hermitage Rd, Cold Ash, Thatcham RG18 9JJ, United Kingdom +44 1635 200286 Map: [MAP]https://maps.google.co.in/maps?q=Downe+House+School,+england&hl=en&ll=51.436 982,-1.273963&spn=0.007919,0.020428&sll=51.436982,-1.273963&sspn=0.007919,0.020428&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A[/MAP] |