Bardwell Road, Oxford OX2 6SS
10 simple reasons to choose Dragon School
Independent prep school in Oxford.
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.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Very large school with an average of six classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Dragon School fees range from £4,239 (Rec) to £7,473 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees are £10,931 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Dragon School
Schoolsmith Score®; 94.
One of the best independent prep schools in Oxford and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 16.2 pupils per class and 7.8 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Leavers' destination schools for Dragon School pupils are one of 25 independent day or boarding schools that typically rank in the top 5% of UK schools by academic achievement. The most popular destinations are St Edward's Oxford and Eton College, accounting for 30%-40% of leavers. Rugby School, Marlborough College, Headington School, Abingdon School and Stowe together account for another 40%. 40% of pupils win awards and scholarships. ISI Inspectors consider the academic achievement of pupils to be 'Exceptional'.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHEE, reasoning, Faith, Philosophy and Ethics, French, Spanish, German, Latin, Greek. There are over 15 different academic clubs per year group per term. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in bridge, general knowledge quizzes.
Specialist teachers for music, art, languages, computing, drama and sport throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
DragonQUEST is Saturday morning activities programme in place of academic lessons. School also participates in the Eco Schools programme and has Green Flag Status.
School offers over 25 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.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and the majority take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Touring choir. The school has an Ensembles Programme in which every pupil taking an instrumental lesson will play in an ensemble to their standard. Which means over 60 instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Dragon School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools (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 Prep School (3.1 miles).
State Primary Schools
Independent Senior Schools
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 Senior Schools
The Cherwell School (0.8 miles); Cheney School (2.8 miles); Bartholomew School (6.7 miles).