1 Bardwell Road, Oxford OX2 6SU
10 reasons to choose Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools
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Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. 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
Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 4 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy from Year 1. It is the prep department of Oxford High School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust. Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools fees range from £4,387 (Rec) to £5,943 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools has two classes per year and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Oxford High Prep School pupils move up to the senior school. ISI Inspectors consider the academic achievement of pupils to be ‘Exceptional’.
The Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHCE, Global Studies, French, Mandarin, Latin. Subjects are usually taught separately but in Years 5 and 6 there is an emphasis on cross curricular projects to promote thinking and applied knowledge skills. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School in Early Years and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, and for science and languages from Year 3.
Sport at Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Oxford High Prep & Pre-Prep Schools
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 5.45pm.
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