MixedIndependentBoarding

St Edward's Oxford

Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East · OX2 7NN

St Edward's Oxford is a mixed Church of England boarding and day school set in the heart of Oxford, where a remarkably low pupil-to-teacher ratio of around six to one underpins close academic attention. With 810 pupils, of whom 366 are in the sixth form, it offers an unusually broad curriculum that includes the International Baccalaureate alongside the traditional GCSE and A-level route, with the EPQ available too. Led by Warden Alastair Chirnside, the school combines a substantial sixth form with serious investment in financial access. Its bursary scheme, Push, aims to support 160 pupils with significant means-tested funding in the years ahead.

810

Pupils

£47,598

Day fees / yr

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Overview & data

Gender: Mixed
Type: independent (fee-paying) school
Pupils: 810
Pupil:teacher ratio: 6
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East
Website: https://www.stedwardsoxford.org/

Headteacher

Warden Alastair Chirnside

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Latest results

GCSE grade 9-7

65%

A-level A*-A

47%

A-level A*-B

82%

Teaching & academics

Results are strong across both qualifications: 65% of GCSE grades reached 9-7, while at A-level 47% were graded A*-A and 82% A*-B. The school leans towards the sciences and quantitative subjects at sixth form, with Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History and Economics among the most popular choices. The option of the IB gives families a genuine alternative to A-levels. A notable 26% of pupils receive SEN support, suggesting a willingness to work with a range of learning needs.

Sixth form

Sixth-form pupils: 366

Popular A-level subjects

MathematicsFurther MathematicsHistoryEconomicsPhysicsChemistryBiology

Qualifications offered

GCSEA-levelIBEPQ

Learning support & SEN

SEN support: 25.95%
EHC plans: 0.12%

Arts & extracurricular

Scholarships

AcademicMusicDanceArtDesign TechnologySportsCreative Arts

Languages

FrenchSpanishGerman

Popular GCSE subjects

FrenchSpanishGerman

Sport

Main sports

RowingRugbyNetballFootballSquashBadmintonSailingSwimmingCross-country

Beyond the classroom

Sport is wide-ranging, with rowing, rugby, netball, football and sailing reflecting both the riverside setting and a broad team culture. Squash, badminton, swimming and cross-country round out the options. Scholarships span academic, music, dance, art, design technology, sport and creative arts, signalling strengths well beyond the classroom.

Ethos & heritage

Religious character: C of E
Boarding: Yes

Mobile phone policy

Shell and Fourth Form: entirely mobile free during school week; access after Saturday commitments and Sunday afternoon. Phones handed in overnight; day pupils hand in on arrival and collect on departure. Fifth Form onwards: access at specific times during week. Sixth form have greater freedoms.

Money matters

Day fees (per year): £47,598
Boarding fees (per year): £59,496

Push on means-tested bursaries aims to have 160 pupils receiving significant financial support in coming years

Inspection reports

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The last word

A well-resourced Oxford school for families wanting small classes, a flexible IB-or-A-level path and a real commitment to bursary support. Fees are high, but so is the breadth on offer.

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