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New College School, Oxford OX1

2 Savile Road, Oxford OX1 3UA

New College School, Oxford OX1

10 simple reasons to choose New College School

Independent prep school in Oxford.
For pupils aged 4 to 13 years.
Boys' school.
Day school.
Religious character; Christian.
Choir school. Academically selective intake from Year 3. 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.
New College School fees range from £3,540 (Rec) to £5,720 per term (2020/21).

10 better reasons to choose New College School

Schoolsmith Score®; 89.
One of the best independent prep schools in Oxford and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 15.6 pupils per class and 8.2 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destination schools for New College School pupils typically rank in the top 1% of UK schools by academic achievement. 50% of pupils go on Magdalen College School, an academically selective school. St Edwards and Abingdon account for a further 10-15% each, and another 5 or so independent schools make up the other leavers. 70-80% of pupils gain awards and scholarships.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Latin, Greek. There are over 10 different academic clubs per year group per term.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, computing, art and drama throughout, for maths from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School is a champion of the Prep School Baccalaureate, an examinable curriculum for Years 7 & 8 to assist senior schools to assess candidates earlier and make conditional offers.
School offers over 15 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
School educates the choristers of New College Choir. The choir was ranked 3rd best choir (with children) in the world by Gramophone Magazine in December 2010. Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. The majority of pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). 2 choirs (in addition to the choristers), orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
School participates in the Eco Schools programme and has Green Flag Status.

Find another school near New College School

Independent Prep Schools

Christ Church Cathedral School (0.8 miles); Magdalen College School, Junior School (0.8 miles); Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools (1.1 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (1.2 miles); St Philip and James' Church of England Primary School, Oxford (1.5 miles); St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Oxford (1.6 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Magdalen College School (0.8 miles); Wychwood School (1 mile); d'Overbroeck's College (1.2 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Cherwell School (1.6 miles); Cheney School (1.8 miles); John Mason School (6.9 miles).

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