Independent · All-through
Downsend School
Independent school · Ages 7 to 19 · Mixed · 537 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 537 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 940
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bex Tear
- Address
- 1 Leatherhead Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8TJ
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Telephone
- 01372372197
- DfE reference (URN)
- 125351
- Website
- downsend.co.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Schools whose leavers came here
This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: Homefield Preparatory School.
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Fees
| Stage | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Reception | £6,100 | £18,300 |
| Year 1 | £6,253 | £18,759 |
| Year 2 | £6,671 | £20,013 |
| Year 3 - 6 | £8,486 | £25,458 |
| Year 7 - 8 | £8,843 | £26,529 |
| Year 9 - 11 | £9,865 | £29,595 |
| Year 12 - 13including VAT | £9,490 | £28,470 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The VAT position is shown beside each stage. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Other charges and help with fees
- Registration fee
- £180 per one_off Non-refundable registration fee to register a child from Reception to Year 13 Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £750 per one_off Deposit to accept a place, refundable upon graduation Source
- Lunches
- £375 per term Compulsory lunch fee per term, Reception to Year 11 Source
- Sibling discount
- Sibling discounts: 2nd child 5%, 3rd child 10%, 4th child 15% off standard fees Source
Source: downsend.co.uk · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026