Oxford High School GDST
School summary
Founded in 1875, Oxford High School GDST is one of the city's longest-established girls' schools, taking pupils from age four through to the sixth form. Part of the Girls' Day School Trust, it educates around 602 girls and was judged 'excellent' by the ISI for both academic standards and personal development, with all compliance requirements met. Led by Headmistress Mrs Marina Gardiner Legge, it offers a broad academic programme alongside a notable commitment to widening access, with about 10 per cent of pupils on bursaries and that proportion rising.
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Latest results
GCSE grade 9-7
94%
National average 23%
A-level A*-A
65%
National average 28%
A-level A*-B
89%
National average 55%
Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- excellent
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 27 January 2026
Teaching & academics
At A-level, 65 per cent of entries reach A*-A and 89 per cent A*-B, and at GCSE 94 per cent of grades fall in the 9-7 range, pointing to consistently strong results at the top end. The curriculum runs from GCSE through A-level and the EPQ, with sciences, mathematics and a wide spread of humanities and social sciences popular in the sixth form. Language and classics provision is unusually rich, with Latin, Classical Greek and Russian all on offer at GCSE.
Languages
GCSE subjects
Headmistress · Mrs Marina Gardiner Legge
Sixth form
- Sixth-form pupils
- 118
A-level subjects
Qualifications offered
Beyond the classroom
Scholarships in academic subjects and drama signal where the school invests beyond the core timetable, and drama and theatre studies feature prominently among GCSE choices. Music and art, including textiles, are also well supported, giving girls scope to develop creative strengths.
School life & ethos
- Founded
- 1875
- Religious character
- None
- Boarding
- No
- SEN support
- 18.38%
- EHC plans
- 0.13%
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £23,517
About 10 per cent of pupils – and rising – are on bursaries
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.