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Dragon School, Oxford OX2

Bardwell Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6SS

Dragon School, Oxford OX2

(DRAFT Profile)

Characteristics

Independent prep school.
For pupils aged 4 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 30% of pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from Year 4.
Not a school of religious character.
Mixed ability intake.
Very large school with an average of six classes per year.
Standalone Prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £4,116 to £7,256 per term (2019/20). Full boarding fees are £10,562 per term.

10 other reasons to choose Dragon School

1) Schoolsmith Score®; 91-96 (provisional).
2) One of the 3 prep or primary schools you should shortlist within a 1 mile radius.
3) On average, 16.2 pupils per class and 7.8 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
4) Pupils go on to one of 25 academically selective, independent, day or boarding schools. Destination schools typically rank in the top 5% of UK schools by academic achievement. 40% of pupils win scholarships. ISI Inspectors consider the academic achievement of pupils to be "exceptional".
5) School participates in the Eco Schools programme; Green Flag Status.
6) Specialist teachers for music, art, languages, computing, drama and sport throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
7) School curriculum also includes PSHE, philosophy, French, Spanish, German, Latin, Greek. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 15 different academic clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in bridge, general knowledge quizzes.
8) School offers over 30 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, cross country, golf, hockey, judo, rugby 7s, sailing, squash, swimming.
9) Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. The majority of pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). Touring choir, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs.
10) Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.

Other schools with a Schoolsmith Score near Dragon School

Independent Prep

Day: Oxford High School GDST, Junior School (0.1 miles); Summer Fields School (1 mile); New College School (1.2 miles). Boarding: Summer Fields School (1 mile); Christ Church Cathedral School (1.6 miles); Rye St Antony School, Junior School (3.1 miles).

State Primary

St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford (1.2 miles); St Michael's CofE Primary School (2.6 miles); St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (3.4 miles).

Independent Senior

Day: Wychwood School (0.2 miles); Oxford High School GDST (0.3 miles); d'Overbroeck's College (0.4 miles). Boarding: Wychwood School (0.2 miles); d'Overbroeck's College (0.4 miles); St Edward's School, Oxford (1.1 miles).

State Secondary

The Cherwell School (0.8 miles); Cheney School (2.8 miles); Bartholomew School (6.7 miles).

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