Downham School
Downham School was a private boarding school for girls based at Down Hall, a Victorian country house near Hatfield Heath, Essex.
| Downham School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Hatfield Heath, Essex, England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private boarding school |
| Established | 1932 |
| Closed | c. 1967 |
| Gender | Girls |
The school was established in 1932. Eleanor Louisa Houison-Craufurd was the first principal from 1932 to 1950. The school focused less on education and more on preparing well-born young ladies for advantageous marriages. In her 2007 memoir, alumna Clarissa Eden described the school as "a fashionable boarding school ... orientated to horses". Down Hall was sold in the 1960s and the school closed circa 1967, the house becoming a conference centre.
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