Cherwell College Oxford
St George’s Mansion, George Street, Oxford OX1 2AR
Principal: Mr Stephen Charles Clarke Admissions: secretary@cherwell-college.co.uk +44 (0)1865 242670
GENDER/AGES: Boys and girls, 14-19 years
FEES: Senior – weekly from £975, flexi boarding from £1,275, full boarding from £1,400
TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Senior: 1-to-1; tutorial pairs, small group seminars (3-6) sixth form: 1-to-1; tutorial pairs, small group seminars (3-6)
FAITH: Non-denominational.
MOTTO: From possibility to actuality (a posse ad esse).
ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Interview.
School philosophy: An independent co-educational boarding and day school in Oxford, Cherwell College began life as a tutorial college almost 50 years ago. Today, it provides A-level and GCSE education for students aged 14 to 19, with teaching taking place via a combination of one-to-one tutorials, tutorial pairs, small group seminars and regular progress tests to monitor academic performance throughout the year. Cherwell’s adaptability and bespoke approach to education, delivered via a quintessentially Oxbridge tutorial method of teaching assists the college in nurturing and developing the individual student’s potential to the full. Cherwell students go on to read courses at Russell Group universities including UCL, Imperial and other London universities, as well as Oxford and Cambridge.
Programmes offered: The college offers a bespoke educational provision, with a wide range of A-level and (I)GCSE courses including: traditional twoyear A-level and GCSE programmes; Fast-track one-year intensive A-level and GCSE programmes; A-level and GCSE retake programmes; a range of short-term academic programmes and revision courses during the schools’ conventional holiday period (Easter, summer, half-term breaks) aimed to provide revision and extra academic support to students currently studying in the UK.
Extracurricular: The extracurricular (enrichment) programme is firmly positioned as an important part of student life at Cherwell. It is believed that a vitally important element of personal development is attained through a rounded education, which Cherwell aims to achieve via its extracurricular activities, which consist of professorial talks and lectures, debate workshops and discussion groups, as well as cultural tours and visits.