Welcome to Downsend School
Inspiring Young Minds. Creating Incredible Futures.
Downsend is an innovative and forward-thinking independent school, with a new vision; to inspire a generation to embrace the future, shaping incredible people who will make change in our world.
At Downsend, we prepare our young people for the future with a creative and problem-solving approach. We think big, we celebrate innovation, and we never hold back.
All four schools in the Downsend family have been judged to be ‘excellent in all areas’ by the Independent School Inspectorate and we are delighted to have been shortlisted as 'Co-educational Independent School of the Year' in the Independent School of the Year Awards 2024.
Our Awards.
Highly Commended
FACILITIES & LOCATION
Excellent learning locations.
Innovative modern spaces bring specialist teaching to life at the Main School, while Little Downsend offers a home from home for our littlest children, with outstanding outdoor spaces for exploring and learning.
Accreditations
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2025 has been a busy, brilliant year at Downsend - full of learning, achievements and moments that mattered.
So, inspired by Spotify Wrapped, we’ve put our own Downsend twist on the trend.
Thank you to our pupils, staff and families for being part of an unforgettable 2025.
Here’s to 2026!
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Last week, our Junior School Eco Committee brought some festive cheer to Downend with a hugely successful Christmas Jumper Swap!
More than 60 students joined in, giving pre-loved jumpers a new life and helping us celebrate Christmas Jumper Day in a more sustainable way.
A brilliant effort from our eco-leaders – well done, team! 🎄
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Last Friday, our Year 12 students visited Battersea Power Station to explore the business thinking behind one of London’s biggest regeneration projects.
Working from the Engine Room co-working space, students explored how a major regeneration project becomes a successful commercial hub - analysing retail positioning, customer experience, brand strategy and the business decisions behind it all.
They developed their own proposals for new retail concepts and social campaigns, before pitching their ideas to Melissa McBride, Co-Founder and CEO of Sophia Technologies.
A brilliant opportunity for our students to apply business thinking in a real, commercial environment, while also building confidence and future-ready skills along the way.
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It’s been a wonderfully festive week at Downsend as we head towards the end of term. Year 4 took to the stage for their Nativity on Wednesday, followed by Year 3 today - both full of enthusiasm, confidence and perfectly executed!
Our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils have also been getting festive, carol signing at St Georges Church in Ashtead.
A lovely start to December - well done to all our performers! 👏
#Downsend #DownsendJuniors #Leatherhead #DownsendSchool #CognitaSchools #Christmas #Nativity
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