St Edward’s

At St Edward’s the deliberate emphasis on a broad range of academic abilities on entry means that the community fizzes with diverse interests and enthusiasms. At the upper end, 90% of our top pupils gain the highest grades in their Sixth Form exams and take up places at the world’s best universities – a record which exceeds the outcomes of many highly selective schools.

Academic work is unquestionably the most important part of our pupils’ education, but at Teddies there is so much more to school life. Talented scholars, musicians, sportswomen and men, performers, dancers, humanitarians, adventurers, entrepreneurs, filmmakers and artists – among many others – live and work together, inspire each other, and become lifelong friends.

Innovative teaching delivers energy and vitality to the classroom, whilst collaborative learning is the life blood of the St Edward’s curriculum. In the Sixth Form, pupils are in the rare position of being able to choose between A Levels and the IB Diploma, enabling pupils to work to their strengths and specific goals. In the Middle School years, our innovative Pathways and Perspectives course, that run alongide GCSEs, encourge our pupils to develop their skills in research, creative thinking, self-awareness, collaboration and communication.

Beyond School, pupils enjoy being part of the wider community of Oxford, a beautiful, culturally sophisticated university city offering tangible connections to the real world. It is an exciting and transformative combination.

Set in 100 acres of North Oxford, the School is made up of 13 Houses, five for girls, five for boys, and three that are co-ed. In 2020, a stunning new Academic centre was opened, the most significant project at the School in over 100 years. The Quad Development consists of the modern Oxley Library, the university-style Roe Reading Room, the 1,000-seater Olivier Hall and the vibrant Willows Cafe. For pupils joining us in the coming years, the new facilities will be a defining feature of their academic studies at St Edward’s.