Summer Fields A GSG School
- Summer Fields
Mayfield Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX2 7EN - Head: Mr D Faber
- T 01865 454433
- F 01865 459200
- E [email protected]
- W www.summerfields.com
- An independent school for boys aged from 4 to 13.
- Read about the best schools in Oxford and Oxfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 337
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £15,750 - £27,780; Boarding £39,870 pa
- Open days: Contact the school
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘Mens sana in corpore sano’ runs school’s motto (‘healthy mind, healthy body’), so it’s no surprise that when these boys aren’t polishing up their general knowledge, they’re playing rugby, hockey, football, rackets of every description, swimming, cricket: ‘Whatever season we’re in, that’s his best,’ says one mum. Day families live locally and buy into the boarding school rhythm: even on a Saturday, ‘I’ll often not get them home until the early evening,’ says one such parent. From year 4, boys collect their clean laundry and change their sheets: ‘Better to learn at prep school, boys!’, lodge parents remind them, mindful that…
What the school says...
Maclaren Scholarships worth up to 100% of fees are available to boys starting in Years 6 or 7 whose families could not otherwise afford the fees. For more information, please contact the Registrar on 01865 459204.
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Sports
Polo
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2010, David Faber, MA Oxon; first school post but as an Old Summerfieldian, former parent and governor, he already knew the ropes. First time around, Mr Faber went from here to Eton, Oxford (Balliol) and into the Conservative party (the same route as grandfather Harold Macmillan PM); served as an MP from 1992 until 2001. Principal hobbies are cricket (practically a prerequisite here), golf, real tennis, Chelsea Football Club. A governor at Harrow. About to become a trustee of the MCC. Loves history so much (world wars, in particular) that he’s written two books on it.
Parents think he’s brilliant for a host of reasons: ‘champions the boys’; ‘swoon-worthy’; ‘professional, but not slick’; ‘very visible, very available’. He’s ‘the guru’, we hear, when it comes to senior schools: ‘makes a...
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Special Education Needs
Boys are given one to one help with a trained SEN teacher. Nov 09.
| 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 | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | Y |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton College | 2024 | 21 | 5 | King's Scholarships (3); Music Scholarship; Music Exhibition |
| Harrow School | 2024 | 15 | 6 | Academic Scholarship; Music Scholarship; Sports Scholarships (4) |
| Radley College | 2024 | 8 | 2 | All Rounder Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
| St Edward's Oxford | 2024 | 5 | 4 | Art Scholarship; Academic Scholarships (3) |
| Marlborough College | 2024 | 4 | 3 | Sports Scholarship; Music Scholarship; Art Scholarship |
| Sherborne School | 2024 | 3 | ||
| Abingdon School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Brighton College | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Christ's Hospital | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Cokethorpe School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Magdalen College School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Academic Exhibition |
| Monkton Combe School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Rugby School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Stowe School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Tonbridge School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Wellington School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Westminster School | 2024 | 1 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Wetherby School Kensington | 2024 | 2 |
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