3 Brewer Street, Oxford OX1 1QW
10 reasons to choose Christ Church Cathedral School
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Christ Church Cathedral School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 84. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Oxford and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Christ Church Cathedral School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys between the ages of 3 and 13 years. It has a co-ed nursery. It is also a Choir School. Boarding from Year 4 for the 10% of pupils who board. 80% are full boarders and 20% are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Christ Church Cathedral School fees range from £4,945 (Rec) to £7,370 per term (2024/25). Full boarding fees range from £4,650 to £5,145 per term. Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Christ Church Cathedral School has one class per year and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
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.
The Christ Church Cathedral School curriculum
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.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 6.
Specialist teaching
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.
Sport at Christ Church Cathedral School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Christ Church Cathedral School
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 three-quarters take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. There is an orchestra and 7 instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.15am to 5.30pm.
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