St Edward's Oxford A GSG School
- St Edward's Oxford
Woodstock Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX2 7NN - Head: Alastair Chirnside
- T 01865 319200
- F 01865 319202
- E registrar@stedwardsoxford.org
- W www.stedwardsoxford.org/
- St Edward’s Oxford is an English independent boarding school for boys and girls aged 13 to 18, located in Oxford. It educates over 600 pupils and was founded in 1863 on its original and previous site of New Inn Hall Street in central Oxford.
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- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 804; sixth formers: 343
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £37,584; Boarding £46,980 pa
- Open days: May, September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Vision is for Teddies to be UK’s ‘leading co-educational boarding school’, extending to academics, commitment to service, facilities, teaching and the rest. ‘It doesn’t mean getting the best grades’ – it means being innovative, outward-looking, brave. Praise for ‘inspirational’ teachers: ‘He pays attention because they’re brilliant.’ Wellbeing a key focus. Mr Chirnside has already invested in a new head of wellbeing; ‘the depth wasn’t there, they’ve acknowledged that…
What the school says...
St Edward’s is a fully co-educational boarding and day school. The deliberate emphasis on a broad range of academic abilities on entry means that the community fizzes with diverse interests and enthusiasms. At the upper end, 90% of our top pupils gain the highest grades in their Sixth Form exams and take up places at the world’s best universities – a record which exceeds the outcomes of many highly selective schools.
Academic work is unquestionably the most important part of any education but at Teddies, there is so much more to school life. Talented scholars, musicians, sportswomen and men, performers, dancers, humanitarians, adventurers, entrepreneurs, filmmakers and artists - among many others - live and work together, inspire each other, and become lifelong friends.
Sixth Formers find themselves in the rare position of being able to choose between A Levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma, a stimulating choice that enables our pupils to work to their strengths.
Beyond School, pupils enjoy being part of the wider community of Oxford, a beautiful, culturally sophisticated university city. It is an exciting and transformative combination. ...Read more
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Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
Sports
Rowing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Warden
Since 2021, Alastair Chirnside, previously Harrow deputy; before that, Eton, as head of year, head of classics, housemaster. Hasn’t strayed far from his own beginnings: Dragon, Eton (king’s scholar) and Merton College, Oxford, where he won a congratulatory first in classics and French and a half-blue (lightweight rowing). Quick stint as fund manager at Schroders before returning to the fold. Now back in Oxford, this time with tweenage daughters at the Dragon (one joining Teddies imminently) and wife Zannah, who works in communications team.
Aims to foster ‘scholarship, excellence and a culture of service’ at Teddies, hitherto known more for its friendliness than any of the above. ‘A standout headmaster,’ parents say. Clever, professional (‘it never slips,’ we hear), doesn’t miss a beat – happy talking to mere mortals too, responding...
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
We have a small Learning Support department (one full-time member of staff and one part-time). Learning development at St Edward's takes the form of coaching, guidance and advice for all pupils on all learning challenges they face. There is a strong culture of tutoring, coaching and excellent pastoral care at the school which is designed to address the individual needs of all pupils.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldicott | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Christ Church Cathedral School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Eaton House the Manor Boys’ School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Godstowe Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | Scholarships: 13+ Sports Scholarship | |
| Hill House | 2023 | 1 | ||
| King's House School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 Drama Scholarship |
| Lambrook School | 2023 | 4 | 2 | 1 Sports Award; 1 DT Scholarship |
| Newton Prep | 2023 | 1 | ||
| North Bridge House Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Papplewick School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Pinewood | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Shrewsbury House School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire | 2023 | 7 | ||
| Sunningdale School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Beacon School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Oratory Prep School | 2023 | 2 | 1 | |
| Thomas's Battersea | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Fulham | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Tower House Preparatory School | 2023 | 2 |
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