Fundraising

The 10k Sponsored Walk The Downs School 2024 LR 26

 

Welcome to our fundraising page.  

Charity number: 1094239 (Link)

First, a heartfelt thank you.

We sincerely thank all our parents & carers, our staff and our friends in the community for generoulsy donating to our school over the years. Without this key financial support, we would not have been able to extend our enrichment provision and improve school facilities to an even higher standard.

In recent years, generous fundraising have provided the school with: vital pool maintainence, a weather proof canopy,  a new Sixth Form studying space and social hub called 'Cafe 6'. We have refurbished buildings and grounds to a professional standard, provided equipment for extra-curricular activites and created a wellbeing garden for students and staff to use.  We were delighted to own two new minibuses in Sept 2024 and that our Drama & Dance Studio now has a sprung floor thanks to fundraising. 

We do need to regularly ask our community to support extra funds for the school throughout the year for many projects that are not funded elsewhere; for example minibus fuel for extra sports competitions, support with Performing Arts and Arts projects and replacing equipment when it inevitably reaches the end of its use. 

We now turn to our new key fundraising campaigns in 2026, and we ask our community to once again support us in this endeavour.  

Key Fundraising Campaigns

 

A note from our Governing Board regarding voluntary donations

'We remain confident that the school’s finances are being managed efficiently and effectively and that the school continues to achieve excellent results academically, but the restrictions on Government funding mean that further enhancements to the school environment will be challenging without additional support. We are therefore requesting voluntary contributions from parents and carers to help fund a variety of ongoing initiatives.'

Governor's Letter Jan 2024

 

Fundraising Summary 

As an individual you can support our school by

- Supporting and attending our numerous fun events (list below)

- Donations - regular or one-off - The Downs School Trust - Donate now (cafonline.org)

- Using the cash back app: Easyfundraising 'The Downs School Trust/TDST'

- Gift Aid - Tax relief when you donate to a charity: Gift Aid - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

- Parents & Staff - Please use our parent portal, Arbor for general donations. 

As a business you can support our school by

- CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Donations

A News item: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Volunteers help The Downs School - News & Headteacher Blogs - The Downs School

- Matchfunding

- One-off donations

- Sponsorship opportunities for Sports, Arts, Trips. 

- Volunteer days to help maintain the campus

Our Key Annual Fundraising Events:

We are proud to raise money for our favourite charities throughout the year. Information can be found here

 

Our Terrific Supporters!

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