Downe House Results 2021

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Downe House has achieved for my daughter something which many parents dream for their child; to help them discover their gifts and passions in life.

Downe House Parent

RESULTS 2021 An outstanding independent boarding school for girls aged 11 to 18 years.

89% Grades 9-7 GCSE

98% Grades A*-B A Level

94% First-Choice University

26% STEM at University

Public Examination Results 2021 It has been an exceptional period of time for our pupils, along with pupils across the country and indeed the world. Our girls deserve the greatest credit for the resilience and tenacity that they have shown, and I could not be more proud of our A Level and GCSE candidates whose enthusiasm, commitment and dedication have been second to none. They have embraced opportunities that they have had inside and outside the classroom, created many of their own and, as a result, not only achieved excellent grades, but also given so much to all aspects of School life; the care that they have shown for one another, the enthusiasm that they have shown and the contributions they have made on the stage, in the Music School, on the sports fields and so much more. They are outstanding young women who will, I am sure, go on to make a special contribution to the world around them.

Mrs Emma McKendrick, Headmistress

I/GCSE Results Subject

Grade

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

Total

Arabic

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

Art

11

7

6

0

0

0

0

24

Biology

46

21

13

4

3

0

0

87

Chemistry

42

14

16

1

6

3

2

84

Chinese

25

2

4

0

0

0

0

31

2

1

8

1

1

0

0

13

Drama

4

4

2

0

0

0

0

10

DT

13

6

4

0

0

0

0

23

Computer Science

English Language

23

26

27

10

3

0

0

89

English Literature

38

30

11

9

1

0

0

89

French Tier H

33

16

5

2

0

0

0

56

Geography

17

7

6

2

3

1

0

36

German

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

History

11

15

12

8

1

0

0

47

Italian Tier H

5

1

3

2

0

0

0

11

Latin Option B Mathematics

3

2

0

0

0

0

11

17

17

8

5

0

0

89

1

0

0

0

0

0

9

30

23

11

4

3

3

1

75

Religious Studies

13

3

1

2

0

0

0

19

Spanish

8

12

6

3

1

0

0

30

Textiles

7

5

1

0

0

0

0

13 858

|

96% 9-6 (A*-B)

89%

96%

99%

100%

100%

4%

89% 9-7 (A*-A)

3 0%

I/GCSE I/GCSE SUCCESS

|

7 1%

5-3 (C-E)

71%

27 3%

7%

46%

56

7%

6 (B)

Cumulative

155

18%

18%

25%

7 (A)

216

46%

71%

394

Percentage

9-8 (A*)

Total

96% 9-6 (A*-B)

8

Physics

|

Music

6 42

)

|

University Destinations 2021 Top 4 London (KCL, Imperial, UCL & LSE) Durham Overseas

11%

Exeter

20% 1% 1% 1% 2%

Edinburgh Oxford Warwick

2%

Bristol

2%

Leeds

2% 2%

Bath

13%

Leeds College of Arts

2%

Manchester

3%

Newcastle University of The Arts

3%

UEA

10%

5%

Birmingham Conservatoire

5% 5%

Central St Martins

8%

Courtauld Institute of Arts Others including St Andrews, Cardiff, Liverpool, York

A Level and Pre-U Results B

Art

5

1

0

Biology

7

11

2

0

0

20

Business Studies

1

1

2

1

0

5

Grade

6

9

0

0

20

0

1

0

0

1

Drama

4

0

0

0

0

4

DT Product Design

4

0

0

0

0

4

Economics

13

10

1

0

Eglish Literature

18

13

1

0

French

7

6

3

0

84% 0 A*-A 0 DI-D3 0

24 32 16

Geography

7

2

0

0

History

4

6

1

0

0

11

9

Italian

1

1

0

1

0

3

Japanese

1

0

0

0

0

1

3

2

0

0

0

5

Mathematics

14

10

8

2

0

34

Mathematics (Further)

4

2

0

0

0

6

Music

1

2

0

0

0

3

Photography

3

2

0

0

0

5

Physical Education

1

0

0

0

0

1

Physics

4

3

4

1

0

12

Politics

8

3

1

0

0

12

Religious Studies

5

2

2

0

0

9

Spanish

2

4

0

0

0

6

Textiles

2

2

1

0

0

5

Total

124

89

36

5

0

254

Percentage

49%

35%

14%

2%

0

Cambridge Pre-U

D1

D2

D3

M1

M2

Total

History of Art

4

5

4

0

2

15

Chinese

3

2

0

1

0

6

Russian

2

0

0

0

0

2

Total

9

7

4

1

2

23

39%

30%

17%

4%

9%

Percentage

Grade

|

Latin

A*/ D1-D2

50%

A/D3

34%

B/ M1-M2

14%

C/M3

2%

84% A*-A/D1-D3

6

0

98% A*-B/D1-M2

5

Classical Civilisation

|

Chemistry

0

A Level & Pre-U

Total

|

A

A Level

|

A*

COMBINED A LEVEL C D AND PRE-U 0SUCCESS 0

RESULTS AND DESTINATIONS HIGHLIGHTS A Level/Pre-U

I/GCSE

84% A* - A overall

ve A rts

ati

9- 9 9 % 6/A *-B La ng

100% A* - A

9 - 10 0 % 7/A Cr *-A e

Music

Further Maths

%

Physical Education

9-7 (A*-A)

100 -A * s rt 9-7/A gA

Geography

89%

min

Creative Arts

(A*) ov 9-8 er al

l

% 71

P e r fo r

Drama

68% 3 or more A*-A

uag

97% *-B

A 9-6/ Eng

es

lis

h

WHERE DO OUR GIRLS GO?

94%

92%

First-choice universities

Russell Group

32%

QS World Top 50

23%

Top 4 London universities

10%

6%

Overseas universities

Oxford University

WHAT DO THEY GO ON TO STUDY? 26% STEM

14%

Politics and International Relations

15%

Economics and Management

14%

Creative or Performing Arts

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