Christ Church Cathedral School A GSG School
- Christ Church Cathedral School
3 Brewer Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 1QW - Head: Mr Richard Murray
- T 01865 242561
- F 01865 202945
- E registrar@cccs.org.uk
- W www.cccs.org.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 3 to 13.
- Read about the best schools in Oxford and North Oxfordshire and South Oxfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 150
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £13,875 - £20,688; Boarding choristers £13,050 - £14,445 pa
- Open days: Saturday 14th October 2023
- 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..
Manners have been one focus over the past decade, nurturing kindness and respect within the community. School has raised academic standards: preparation ‘ramped up’ and curriculum reformed to ensure that every boy is well versed in the pre-test. Push on sport recently, extending options and fixture lists. ‘Used to be basically rugby, football, cricket, but the scope is much broader now,’ parents told us. Of course, the main event is the music. The school was founded by Cardinal Wolsey to provide the choir for Christ Church, the college he created to outshine King’s College, Cambridge, in 1546, so it’s no wonder that…
What the school says...
Christ Church Cathedral School (CCCS) is a thriving Prep School for boys aged 3 - 13, with a co-ed Nursery. CCCS offers boarding for Choristers, as well as flexi-boarding and occasional boarding to day boys aged 8+ years. The School prides itself on exceptional musical achievements, supplying Choristers to Christ Church Cathedral's internationally-renowned choir, and the high number of scholarships won, 60% of boys achieved scholarships to their chosen leading secondary school in 2023.
For Admissions, please contact Laura Kemp: registrar@cccs.org.uk or visit website ...Read more
Do you know this school?
The schools we choose, and what we say about them, are founded on parents’ views. If you know this school, please share your views with us.
Please login to post a comment.
Other features
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2014, Richard Murray BA MA PGCE. Bradfield College, then Durham to read English, history and philosophy; stayed for an MA. PGCE at Cambridge. Taught English at King’s School, Gloucester, Rendcomb College and then St Edward’s, Oxford, where he spent 14 years. Spotted that becoming head of a prep school would keep him in touch with pupils and staff – ‘no massive HR team, no compliance department’ – allowing for interaction and breadth. We met him halfway through a day of touring prospective parents and teachers; very hands-on.
Manners have been one focus over the past decade, nurturing kindness and respect within the community: ‘We need people who are tolerant of difference’ rather than ‘alpha personalities’. School has raised academic standards: preparation ‘ramped up’ and curriculum reformed to ensure that every...
Subscribe now for instant access to read The Good Schools Guide review.
Already subscribed? Login here.
Special Education Needs
We have a SENCO and staff qualified to deal with any problems as they arise as boys move through the school. We view sympathetically requests for boys' entry with some mild dyslexia, dyspraxia or physical or visual problems.
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon School | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Our Lady's Abingdon School | 2023 | 3 | 1 | Music Scholarship 1 |
| Magdalen College School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Edward's Oxford | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Oratory School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | The Cardinal Newman Music Scholarship 1 |
| Wellington College | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship 1 |
| Winchester College | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship 1 |
The Good Schools Guide newsletter
Educational insight in your inbox. Sign up for our popular newsletters.