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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:
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