Aiming for excellence in everything we do.
We are delighted to announce that we are officially excellent in every area.
In June 2022, Little Downsend Epsom was inspected and judged to be excellent. In March 2023, Little Downsend Ashtead, Little Downsend Leatherhead and Downsend School all received the same excellent rating.
An inspection is a rigorous process conducted by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). This involves a compliance inspection every 2-3 years and a full educational quality inspection between 3-6 years. To receive the highest possible rating of ‘excellent’ in the two key areas assessed – the quality of pupils’ achievements and the quality of pupils’ personal development, is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our remarkable team.
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INSPECTION REPORTS 2022 and 2023
Excellent in every area.
The reports are split into two parts. The Regulatory Compliance Inspection Report can be found in pages 1-7 and focuses on the schools’ compliance with standards on safeguarding, health and safety, suitability of staff, provision of information, handling of complaints and leadership. Every school in the Downsend group was found to be fully compliant and judged to have met all standards.
The Educational Quality Inspection Report contains the rich narrative of pupils’ achievement and development, the ethos of the school and the exceptional experience that we aim to deliver at Downsend in every single year group from Nursery to Year 11. In every area, in every school, the judgement was found to be excellent.
Read the full reports:
INSPECTION REPORTS 2018 and 2014
In 2018, all Downsend Schools received a Regulatory Compliance Inspection.
Downsend met the standards in the schedule to the Education Regulations 2014, following lesson observations, examining samples of pupils’ work and formal interviews with staff, pupils and governors.