Ages 
There’s real interest in this super-duper little school at the moment and a sense that Headington Rye Oxford will be more than the sum of its parts. We’ll be watching with interest to see how Oxford responds to the new kid on the block as these exciting changes are embedded.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 269 ·
- Religion
- Multi-faith
- Fees
- £14,634 - £22,266 pa
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire County Council
- Linked schools
Headteacher
Head
Mrs Jane Crouch
Since 2014, Jane Crouch BA, MA. First headship was 10 years at Dame Bradbury’s School, Essex, though before that she was head of the junior section of Ashford School, Kent and deputy head of Great Walstead, West Sussex. Degree in French and geography
Entrance
Informal ‘fun’ assessment into nursery, reception, year 1 and year 2, with activities involving numeracy and literacy. From year 3 upwards, computer-based assessments in maths, English and non-verbal reasoning, informal interview and taster day.
- Open days
- October
Exit
Eighty-five per cent of the girls go on to the senior school. Boys seek local co-ed options (D’Overbroecks, Cokethorpe) or single sex (Magdalen College School, Abingdon). Tailored exam preparation for boys, who’ve just had their own future schools
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Teaching & learning
Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Provided by the school and not part of our review Pupils are not permitted to have mobile phones in school. Where pupils travel to school by bus and their parents wish for them to be contactable via mobile phone during travel to and from school, they are permitted to have a phone. These must be handed in to their form teacher at the start of the school day. They are then handed back to the pupils at the end of the day. We organise regular workshops to support parents on issues relating to online safety, social media and a smartphone free childhood.
Pupils
Money matters
No bursaries. That said, ‘Incredible value for money’, says one parent, ‘it’s a really good education for half the price of some of the other Oxford schools.’
- Fee information
- £14,634 - £22,266 pa
Our view
HRO was a mere babe when we visited, and we don’t like to judge one so young, but we knew and loved both Headington and Rye St Antony; the coming together of these two stalwarts of the Oxford landscape has, as you can imagine, been the talk of the
The last word
There’s real interest in this super-duper little school at the moment and a sense that Headington Rye Oxford will be more than the sum of its parts. We’ll be watching with interest to see how Oxford responds to the new kid on the block as these
