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 [email protected]
- W www.cccs.org.uk
- An independent school for boys from 7 to 13 with a co-ed nursery and pre-prep
- Read about the best schools in Oxford and Oxfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 150
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £14,790 - £22,110; Boarding choristers £13,950 - £15,435 pa
- Open days: See website for details
- 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 8 to 13), with a co-ed pre-prep and nursery (3 to 7 years). 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. ...Read more
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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...
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Special Education Needs
Our school is inclusive of children with a range of SEND needs, including dyslexia, autism and ADHD. As a mildly selective school, we accept pupils whose achievement is approximately the top 75 per cent. For those with SEND, our SENCo and teachers work closely together with parents to identify the right strategy to support them. Sometimes this is 1:1 support outside the classroom, sometimes it is carefully adapted work within lessons, and sometimes it is simply the enhanced level of nurture and individual attention which every pupil receives at CCCS. All boys’ progress is closely monitored; if there are any concerns, they are addressed swiftly.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| 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 | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | Y |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d'Overbroeck's | 2024 | 4 | ||
| St Edward's School | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1 x Music Scholarship |
| Abingdon School | 2024 | 2 | ||
| Dean Close School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 Music Scholarship |
| Marlborough College | 2024 | 1 | 1 x Academic Scholarship & 1 x Music Scholarship | |
| Rugby School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 Music Scholarship |
| The Swan School | 2024 | 1 |
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