Learn more about the aims, successes and highlights of each of our team sports. We also offer an exciting range of recreational sports.
Downe House has an excellent reputation for lacrosse and with fourteen school teams it is certainly one of our biggest sports.
Read MoreYou can expect lots of netball at Downe House and extremely high levels of participation, with teams from A to E in each year group.
Hockey is a key sport at Downe House and has grown hugely in recent years with our teams achieving excellent results.
Read MoreOur 25m heated indoor pool brings a popular and successful swimming programme to school.
Tennis season is all year round at Downe and we are proud to offer the finest coaching programme in the country.
Read MoreEvery girl in Remove to Upper Fourth (Year 9) has squash as part of their Physical Education lesson rotations and private squash lessons are incredibly popular throughout the School.
Athletics plays a major part in life at Downe House, particularly in the summer months. Small group sizes for every ability level are the key to achieving potential.
Read MoreCricket is offered as part of Physical Education lessons and is enjoyed the summer months. From as young as U12, the pupils relish the challenge of both soft and hardball lessons, practices and matches.
Read MoreWe have students who regularly compete for the School and train with our specialist Head of Equestrian, who is an international coach. We can also offer weekly group or individual riding lessons on a Sunday where students can work towards their BHS exams if desired.
As well as being part of Physical Education lessons, we have fixtures during the year and arrange for girls to go offsite to a local badminton club for extra training. We recently won gold medals at the Newbury Schools’ Badminton Tournament.
Basketball is offered as part of Physical Education lessons and girls have the opportunity to play in basketball fixtures against other schools.
As well as offering volleyball in PE lessons, we also have strong links to a local volleyball club which caters to girls who want to play for fun or compete at a high standard. We have a number of volleyball fixtures during the school year.
Read MoreGymnastics at Downe has a varied and interesting programme. As well as a competitive gymnastics team, we have a club that is open to all and girls take gymnastics as part of their Physical Education lessons rotation.
At Downe House we are proud to offer numerous cross country routes throughout our very own 110 acre site. We have cross-country teams for each age group who have had major competition success.
Football is growing in popularity across prep schools and girls’ schools generally and we’re growing our football programme too.
Read MoreDance plays a huge part in life at Downe House throughout the year and at all ages and abilities with thirty-two onsite dance classes taking place weekly. We currently offer classes in ballet, contemporary, hip hop, modern theatre and tap.
Our onsite facilities for fitness include a cardio room containing a wide variety of machines as well as a strength and conditioning suite.
We have thirteen spin bikes onsite with which we offer high intensity fitness sessions for smaller groups.
The Sports department and Co-Curricular Activities work together to offer a range of wellbeing physical activities.
This summer we are offering sailing as a weekly offsite club, which girls can sign up to, on a termly basis and is open to all ages and abilities.
We currently offer wall climbing as a weekly club, which girls can sign up to on a termly basis and is open to all ages and abilities.
We currently offer ice-skating as a weekly offsite club in Basingstoke, which girls can sign up to on a termly basis and is open to all ages and abilities.
Rounders is offered as part of Physical Education lessons and is enjoyed the summer months.
Learn more about our Sports Scholarship programme and the application process for talented athletes.
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