School Information
We are wholly committed to working in partnership with families to
providing an environment which nurtures young people to make a
positive difference in the world.
Founded in 1614, and based just 25 minutes from the World Heritage
City of Bath, Downside is one of England’s oldest and most wellrecognised Catholic schools. We provide a home-from-home to 360 pupils, where boarders and day pupils share six distinct Houses and are
justifiably proud of our fully international community, with 27 different
nationalities represented.
Our School is set in 500 acres of beautiful English countryside with
extensive sports facilities including an indoor swimming pool, a 24/7
Health Centre, a Performing Arts Centre housing a 430-seat theatre,
Sports Centre, and Recording Studio. All pupils benefit from our boarding
ethos whether they are full boarders – as 72% are – or day pupils, who
are fully integrated into the boarding houses, ensuring friendships,
independence and life skills are very much at the heart of our School. As
a Benedictine school, we welcome pupils and parents of all faiths who
set store by our emphasis on community, integrity and service to others.
Downside School
“Downside is an incredibly special environment, and
one where it is a privilege to be a student, to be be able
to learn, grow and make friendships in such a warm
community gives each pupil a sense of pride, which I can
see, will be carried throughout my life.”
Pupil
Scholarships and Bursaries
11+ Academic, Music, Choral, Sports
13+ Academic, Music, Choral, Sports, Art, Product Design, Drama, All Rounder
16+ Academic, Music, Choral, Sports, Art, Product Design, Drama & Theatre
Address
Open on Google Maps- Address Stratton-on-the-Fosse
- Zip/Postal Code BA3 4RJ
- Phone: +44 (0)1761 235103
- Email: admissions@downside.co.uk
- Website: www.downside.co.uk
News
Downside Under 15 Netball players come 3rd in Somerset County Tournament
A squad of Downside Under 15 Netball players entered the Somerset County Tournament last week. The girls finished in third place, after beating King’s College Taunton in the play offs. This is a tremendous achievement at county level and they should be rightly proud of themselves. The girls represented the School and themselves in the
Downside School are delighted to announce the appointment of Priest Chaplain
Fr Michael is a priest of the diocese of Northampton and has been a teacher of Mathematics at Downside for nearly three years now. Fr Michael served for two years as curate in Bedford and then four years as parish priest in Luton. He has experience of prison chaplaincy in Bedford Jail, and several years as
