3 Brewer Street, Oxford OX1 1QW
10 simple reasons to choose Christ Church Cathedral School
Independent prep school and nursery in Oxford.
For pupils aged 3 to 13 years.
Boys' school (mixed nursery).
Day school, with boarding for choristers.
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.
Christ Church Cathedral School fees range from £3,830 (Rec) to £5,710 per term (2020/21). Full boarding fees range from £3,600 to £3,987 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Christ Church Cathedral School
Schoolsmith Score®; 83.
One of the best independent prep schools in Oxford and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 15.5 pupils per class and 8.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destination schools for Christ Church Cathedral School pupils typically rank in the top 5% of UK schools by academic achievement. Though the school has placed its pupils at around 20 different schools, most go to more local schools, with St Edward's Oxford, Abingdon School, Our Lady's Abingdon, Radley College, and Magdalen College School accounting for nearly 60% of leavers in recent years. Over 50% win scholarships and awards, many of those for music.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin. There are over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
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 offers a programme of trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. There are three choirs, Christ Church Cathedral (boarders), Worcester College Chapel (day boys), and Pembroke College Chapel (day boys). The majority of pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). There is an orchestra and 7 instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Out of school hours care from 8.15am to 5.30pm.
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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).