3 Brewer Street, Oxford OX1 1QW
10 simple reasons to choose Christ Church Cathedral School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 2 to 13 years.
Boys' school (mixed nursery).
Day and boarding school. Around 20% of pupils board, 80% are full boarders and 20% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 4.
Religious character; Church of England.
Choir school. Academically selective intake. Choristers selected on singing ability.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £3,830 (Rec) to £5,710 per term (2019/20). Full boarding fees range from £3,600 to £3,987 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Christ Church Cathedral School
Schoolsmith Score®; 84.
One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 1 mile radius.
On average, 16.4 pupils per class and 8.7 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destination schools typically rank in the top 5% of UK schools by academic achievement. Pupils go on to local day (independent and grammar) schools. Though the school has placed its pupils at around 20 different schools, most go to more local schools, with Abingdon and Our Lady's Abingdon, Magdalen College accounting for over 50% of leavers in recent year. 40% win scholarships and awards (10% academic) - mainly music.
School offers a programme of trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, for computing from Year 2, for art, DT and science from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
School educates the choristers of Christ Church, Oxford (boarders) and Worcester College Chapel (day boys). Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. The majority of pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 3 choirs, orchestra and 7 instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting. Facilities are among the top 20% of prep schools.
Find another school near Christ Church Cathedral School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: New College School (0.8 miles); Magdalen College School, Junior School (0.9 miles); Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools (1.5 miles). Boarding: Dragon School (1.6 miles); Rye St Antony Prep School (2 miles); Summer Fields School (2.2 miles).
State Primary Schools
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Magdalen College School (0.9 miles); Wychwood School (1.4 miles); d'Overbroeck's College (1.5 miles). Boarding: Wychwood School (1.4 miles); d'Overbroeck's College (1.5 miles); Headington School (2 miles).
State Senior Schools
Cheney School (1.9 miles); The Cherwell School (2 miles); John Mason School (6.1 miles).