Wychwood School, Oxford

74 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6JR

Head Teacher: Mrs Jane Evans

Admissions: admissions@wychwoodschool.org +44 (0)1865 557 976

GENDER/AGES: Girls, 11-18 years

FEES: Senior (day) from £6,545 per term (£19,635 per year), weekly from £9,440 per term (£28,320 per year), occasional boarding from £75 per night, full boarding from £11,235 per term (£36,504 per year)

TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Senior – 10-22, sixth form – 2-8

FAITH: Christian heritage, children of all faiths welcome.

MOTTO: Academic excellence through creativity of thought

ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Own school entrance assessments, interview and school reports.

School philosophy: The girls achieve academic excellence through creativity of thought and leave school with the wisdom and courage to find their place and space in the world. Wychwood focuses on innovation, collaboration, creativity and leadership to deliver added value to all its pupils. The girls have every opportunity for success across academics, music, the arts, drama, sports and beyond. The highly dedicated staff empower all girls to discover their passion and skills, while providing a firstclass education as well as university and careers advice to enable them to map out their future.

Academic record: A-level results 2022: 70% of grades awarded at A*-B and 15% of those were at A*. EPQ results: 80% A* grades. GCSE results 2022: 15% grade 9, 43% grades 8 and 9, 66% grades 7-9.

Extracurricular: More than 35 extracurricular clubs are on offer across sport, music, arts, drama and science. Clubs such as creative writing, drawing, Harry Potter, languages, handball, rugby 7s, LAMDA, drama, dance, rowing, basketball, badminton, MUN, rounders, creative writing, netball, hockey, running and Girl Up are some examples of the sorts of clubs on offer.

Notable achievements and alumnae: Dame Ottoline Leyser – scientist, Iszi Lawrence – comedian, Rebecca Stockland – chorister at English National Opera, Ellie Foreman-Peck – illustrator, Laura James – author, Alice Boggis-Rolfe – artist