Downe House Results 2023

Downe House was everything we hoped for in the next step for our daughter’s education. You have done a wonderful job of creating the right environment to foster achievement and happiness.”

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Downe House Parent

RESULTS 2023 A world-class independent boarding education for girls aged 11 – 18 years

81% Grades 9-7 GCSE

84% Grades A*-B A Level

26% Oxbridge & Top London universities

38% QS World Top 50 universities

Public Examination Results 2023

“We have celebrated this year another excellent set of examination results at GCSE and A Level. I could not be more proud of these terrific young women who I know will go on to flourish as they transition to the Sixth Form and to some of the top universities and institutions in the UK and across the globe. Our girls have been supported and encouraged to turn their aspirations for the future into reality and it is always the personal triumphs and individual achievements that give most pleasure. However, the statistics provide plenty of evidence of the academic success that our girls achieve.”

Mrs Emma McKendrick, Headmistress

I/GCSE Results Subject

Grade

9 (A*+)

8 (A*)

7 (A)

6 (B)

5 (C)

4 (C)

3-2

Art & Design (3D Design)

2

5

5

3

1

0

1

Art & Design (Fine Art)

6

3

6

3

0

0

0

Art & Design: Textile Design

5

4

2

0

0

0

0

Biology

34

23

9

8

1

1

1

Chemistry

26

29

17

4

3

0

1

Chinese

15

2

0

1

1

0

0

Classical Greek

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Computer Science

0

1

4

0

6

0

0

Drama

3

2

3

1

0

0

0

English Language

13

15

26

25

2

1

0

English Literature

15

24

22

17

0

French

16

12

14

2

Geography

5

9

12

4

German

2

0

0

2

89%1 4 9-70 1 0 A*-A 0

History

4

12

8

7

4

0

0

Italian

0

5

4

0

0

0

0

Latin

6

8

0

0

2

0

0

Mathematics

25

24

17

10

5

1

0

Music

4

4

1

0

0

0

0

Physics

22

28

13

5

3

1

2

Religious Studies

9

12

4

6

0

0

0

Russian

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Spanish

3

6

9

3

0

1

0

Total

216

229

176

101

37

7

5

Percentage

28%

30%

23%

13%

5%

1%

0%

Cumulative

28%

58%

81%

94%

98%

99%

100%

3

1

0 0

I/GCSE

81% 9—7

94% 9—6

A*+—A

0

A*+—B 9-8 (A*+/A*)

58%

7 (A)

23%

6 (B)

13%

5 (C)

5%

4<

2%

University Destinations 2023 Top London Universities: Imperial College, LSE, King’s College London, Queen Mary and UCL Oxford and Cambridge

Where do our pupils go on to study?

Bristol Durham Edinburgh Exeter Manchester Newcastle Others including Bath, Birmingham, St Andrews and York Overseas including The New School (Parsons), UCLA, University of Hong Kong and Semmelweiss

A Level Results A Level

COMBINED A LEVEL D E AND0 PRE-U 0 SUCCESS

Grade

A*

A

B

C

Art & Design (3D Design)

1

0

1

0

Art & Design (Textiles)

2

4

0

0

Art & Design (Photography)

2

2

0

1

Biology

5

7

2

3

1

1

Business

1

1

0

1

0

0

Chemistry

4

9

3

3

0

2

Classical Greek

0

1

0

0

0

0

Drama & Theatre

0

1

3

0

0

5

12

7

1

English Literature

6

11

7

2

Fine Art

2

1

1

1

75% 2 A*-A 1 0 DI-D3

0

Economics

French

2

0

3

1

1

0

Further Mathematics

4

3

0

0

0

0

Geography

6

6

0

2

0

0

German

0

2

2

1

0

0

History

4

3

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 0

1

4

3

4

0

0

Italian

2

0

0

1

0

0

Latin

0

1

0

0

0

0

Mathematics

11

9

6

2

0

2

Music

0

0

1

0

0

0

Physics

3

3

2

0

0

0

Politics

2

7

3

1

3

0

Religious Studies

1

2

5

0

0

0

Spanish

1

1

3

0

0

0

Cambridge Pre-U

Grade

A*

28%

64% A*—A

0

History of Art

EPQ

A Level

7

5

2

0

0

0

D1/D2

D3

M1-M2

M3

-

-

Mandarin Chinese

0

1

1

0

-

-

Total

A*

A

B

C

D

E

Incl EPQ

72

96

54

27

8

5

Percentage

27%

37%

20%

10%

3%

2%

Cumulative %

27%

64%

84%

95%

98%

100%

84% A*—B

A

36%

B

20%

C

15%

RESULTS AND DESTINATIONS HIGHLIGHTS I/GCSE

64% A* - A overall

A*+ & A*) 8( ov 9

ie n

ce s

ea

tiv e Ar

9- 8 3 % 7/A *+ Cr B

ts

58 % EPQ

3D Design & Textiles

Drama & Theatre

Physics

ts

Music

94%

Ar

-A

ing

9- 87% 7/A *+ -

Sc

100% A* - B

81%

9-7 (A*+ - A)

+ 9-7/A*

P e r fo r m

Further Maths

46% 3 or more A* - A

all er

A LEVEL

B +* A / A 9-6 h 95 %

Eng

lis

WHERE DO OUR GIRLS GO?

90% +

Preferred-choice universities

72%

Russell Group universities

38%

QS World Top 50 universities

26%

Oxbridge & Top London universities

10%

Oxford & Cambridge universities

9%

Overseas universities

WHAT DO THEY GO ON TO STUDY? 27%

Economics, Management, Policy and Politics

26% STEM courses

23%

Creative, Digital or Performing Arts

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13%

Medicine and Medical Sciences

13%

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