Headington Rye Oxford A GSG School
- Headington Rye Oxford
Headington Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX3 7TD - Head: Mrs Caroline Jordan
- T 01865 759113
- F 01865 760268
- E [email protected]
- W www.headington.org/
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Read about the best schools in Oxford and North Oxfordshire and South Oxfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 1,062; sixth formers: 211
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £20,685 - £22,515; Boarding £27,714 - £45,321 pa
- Open days: October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Headington Preparatory School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
At over 800 pupils, Headington’s the biggest out of its immediate competitors, though it doesn’t behave like it. Screens around the school wish ‘happy birthday’ to those celebrating. Around 25 per cent board, the majority full boarders, of whom three-quarters live overseas. Complex Venn diagram of friendships, straddling sports teams, school buses, previous schools etc, though we didn’t find it especially cliquey. ‘Everybody still loves playing rounders in PE,’ pupils admitted, ‘even though we know that’s not very feminist...
What the school says...
Headington School is consistently ranked within the UK's top 50, and year on year the School's academic results speak for themselves. Our true strength lies in a commitment to meeting the needs of each individual pupil, encouraging each girl to discover and explore her own strengths and interests. Whatever your daughter's strengths and talents, at Headington she will find the support and encouragement that she needs to succeed. We are committed to providing opportunities for talented girls irrespective of their financial means or background, and means tested bursaries of up to 100 per cent of fees are available to those joining the school at 9, 11, 13 and 16 - contact the Admissions Office for further information. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Rowing
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2011, Caroline Jordan. A pupil herself at St Helen and St Katharine, a school Headington knows well from the netball court. Then onto geology at Oxford (St Edmund Hall). Spent her twenties running her own business before a PGCE at Manchester, ten years at Wycombe Abbey – latterly as head of sixth form and deputy senior housemistress – and six at St George’s Ascot as head. Previously president of the Girls’ Schools Association; Mrs Jordan knows a thing or two about girls’ education then - it's a cause she is ‘wedded to’.
Principled and forthright. ‘She reminds me of the teachers at my all-girls’ school in the 80s,’ says one parent, ‘a strong belief in female empowerment without worrying about what’s cool.’ Proud of the flexibility offered by Headington’s...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
We make reasonable adjustments for all pupils with SEN whether these are cognitive difficulties or physical disabilities. Such adjustments include access arrangements for examinations, one-to-one weekly support for girls in the lower school and drop-in sessions for the middle school and sixth form.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| 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 | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfold School | 2023 | 1 | Scholarship: Sport | |
| Chandlings Prep School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Dragon School | 2023 | 5 | ||
| Godstowe Preparatory School | 2023 | 2 | Scholarships: 13+ Dance Scholarship, 13+ Sports Scholarship | |
| Headington Preparatory School | 2023 | 10 | 93% going to senior school. Scholorships: 1 Headmistress' Commendation for Maths, 2 Art, 2 Drama, 1 Music, 1 Dance, 2 Sport, 2 Athlete Development Programme | |
| Rupert House School | 2023 | 4 | 3 | Academic Scholarship; Drama Scholarship; Art Scholarship |
| St George’s School Windsor Castle | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Manor Preparatory School | 2023 | 7 | 1 | Athlete Development Programme |
| Thomas's Fulham | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Windlesham House School | 2023 | 1 |
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