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 admissions policy. 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 £4,285 (Rec) to £6,385 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees range from £4,025 to £4,460 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Christ Church Cathedral School
Schoolsmith Score®; 84.
One of the best independent prep schools in Oxford and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 13.3 pupils per class and 9.6 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Christ Church Cathedral School leavers is usually an Oxfordshire or Wiltshire independent school, 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 is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
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 between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. There are three choirs, Christ Church Cathedral (boarders), Worcester College Chapel (day boys), and Pembroke College Chapel (day boys). All pupils learn an instrument in class and the majority take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. There is an orchestra and 7 instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound 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).