The Downs School (other)
The Downs School may refer to the following schools in England: *The Downs School, Compton, a comprehensive school in Compton, Berkshire *The Downs Malvern, prep school in Colwall, Herefordshire *Downs Preparatory School, a preparatory school in Bristol *The Downs Secondary Modern, latterly the Leigh City Technology College The Leigh Academy is a state funded academy for the Dartford area of Kent, England. The Leigh Academy is part of Leigh Academies Trust whose CEO is Simon Beamish, who succeeded Frank Green, who was the principal of the school when it was design ...

The Downs School, Compton
The Downs School is a comprehensive secondary school in the village of Compton, Berkshire, England. It is a state school run by West Berkshire Education Authority. Overview Starting at age 11 in Year 7, The Downs has approximately 1150 pupils, which includes 260 students in the sixth-form. The head-teacher is Chris Robert Prosser, previously Deputy Head-teacher before Valerie Holdey's retirement in December 2013. The school is located on Manor Crescent, with the nearest major town being Newbury 8 miles away. Other neighbouring towns include Wantage, Didcot, Thatcham and Reading. For the past 2 years it has been the highest attaining school in West Berkshire using the measure of 5A*-C GCSEs including higher passes in English and mathematics.It is also the last remaining West Berkshire Authority secondary school to retain its own swimming pool after St Bartholomew's School removed its pool in Summer 2009. Specialisms The school specialises in languages. The school has exchan ...
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The Downs Malvern
The Downs Malvern is an independent prep school in the United Kingdom, founded in 1900. It is located on a site in Colwall in the County of Herefordshire, on the western slopes of the Malvern Hills.Independent Schools Inspectorate; The Downs, Malvern College Prep', 2015. (Retrieved 2 February 2017). The school takes children aged 2 to 13 and comprises a nursery, kindergarten, pre-prep, and preparatory school; the preparatory school takes both day students and boarders. The Headmaster since 2009 has been Alastair Cook, who is a member of the Boarding Schools Association and the IAPS. Fees are currently up to £21,471 pa for full boarders and up to £16,221 pa for day pupils. Since 2008 the Downs has been the preparatory school for Malvern College. A distinctive feature of the school is its miniature-gauge railway, the Downs Light Railway, which was begun in 1925. Complete with a tunnel and a station, it is the world's oldest private miniature railway. History The Downs Scho ...
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Downs Preparatory School
Downland, Downs, or The Downs may refer to: Places Topography In the 'hill' context, the word 'down' derives from Celtic (Gaelic or Welsh) ''dun'' "hill, hill fort". *Downland, a geographical feature Australia *Darling Downs, Queensland, a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland Europe *The Downs (ship anchorage), sea area between Goodwin Sands and the East Kent coast *The Downs, Bristol, a public open space in Bristol, England * The Downs, County Westmeath, a rural community about 5 miles east of Mullingar, Republic of Ireland *The North Downs, England, the counterpart of the South Downs. The two are often referred to as a collective term *The South Downs, England, the counterpart of the North Downs *The Downs, a large grassy area on the University of Nottingham's University Park Campus *The Downs, White Horse Hills, England *Downs (townland, County Westmeath), a townland in Taghmon civil parish, barony of Corkaree, County Westmea ...
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