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 [email protected]
- 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.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 695; sixth formers: 283
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £31,590; Boarding £39,480 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..
An exuberance of riches is on offer in the form of clubs, societies and boarders’ weekend activities, from debating club to dressage, from making a fortune with the investment society, to making honey with the bee-keepers. ‘Traditional’ and ‘down to earth’ were phrases we heard repeatedly at the school, but in reality we found the once traditional curriculum has transformed into an ...
What the school says...
St Edward’s is a refreshingly different kind of 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 offering tangible connections to the real world. 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
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Warden
Since 2011, Stephen Jones MSc MLitt (60s). After a first class degree in philosophy from Durham, he returned there to read for an MLitt in philosophy of maths. His early teaching career includes assistant housemaster at Cheltenham College, head of maths at Berkhamsted School and social tutor at Radley College, before being appointed as head of Dover College, whence he departed for Teddies (as it is affectionately known).
He relates how he grew up in a military environment, with stints living in the middle east and Germany, and attended Hurstpierpoint and Lord Wandsworth Colleges. There is a trace of officer quality in his non-nonsense manner, as he expatiates on his achievements since joining the school: two new boarding houses, an elegant music suite and increasing the uptake of IB in the...
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
We have a small Learning Development 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. This may include 1:1 coaching sessions if appropriate.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfold School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Beachborough School | 2020 | |||
| Beaudesert Park School | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Caldicott | 2020 | 8 | 3 | Scholarships: Sport Exhibition, Sport |
| Castle Court | 2019 | |||
| Cheam School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Cothill House | 2019 | 3 | ||
| Cottesmore School | 2020 | |||
| Davenies School | 2020 | |||
| Dragon School | 2020 | 19 | 8 | Scholarships: 1x Art Scholarship, 1x D.T Scholarship, 1x All-Rounder Exhibition, 1x Sports Exhibition, 1x Drama Scholarship, 1x Academic Exhibition, 1x Brewer Williams (Academic) Scholarship, 1x Music Scholarship |
| Godstowe Preparatory School | 2019 | 4 | 2 | All-Rounder Scholarship; Sports Scholarship |
| Knightsbridge School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Moulsford Preparatory School | 2019 | 3 | 2 | Sports Exhibition |
| Notting Hill Preparatory School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Papplewick School | 2019 | 3 | 2 | 1 Academic Exhbition, 1 Art Exhibition |
| Pinewood | 2020 | 2 | ||
| St Andrew's School | 2019 | 4 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire | 2020 | 4 | 2 | All Rounder Exhibition; Academic Exhibition |
| Summer Fields | 2020 | 3 | 1 | Academic Exhibition |
| The Beacon School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| The Pilgrims' School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Clapham | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Drama Scholarship (13+) |
| Tower House Preparatory School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Twyford School | 2019 | 1 | 2 | Academic Scholarship; Music Scholarship |
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Winchester House School | 2019 | 4 | ||
| Windlesham House School | 2019 | 2 |
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