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Bloxham School

Bloxham School, located close to the university town Oxford, is a charming all-rounder boarding school with a friendly, supportive spirit, decent academic quality and a rich offer of extracurricular activities ranging from excellent drama to competitive rugby for the boys and hockey for the girls.
Von Bülow Education placed 1 pupils here in 2023.

The Essentials

  • Number of pupils: 430

  • Percentage boarders: 40%

  • Percentage international pupils: 5%

  • Average class size: senior school: 15 // 6th Form: 8

  • Closest international airport: London Heathrow Airport, 1.5 hours away by car

  • Fees per term for 2023/2024: £13,990


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What we think
A great school for pupils with a broad range of interests and ambitions.

The Details

Academics:

The school offers GCSEs and A-Levels. The school's intake is broad and has very good exam results considering. In 2021 Bloxham School was able to post 60% 9-7 grades at GCSE and 48% A-grades at A-Level. The school is known for excellent SEN provision with special focus on dyslexia and dyscalculia. A strong tutorial system supports pupils both academically and pastorally.

Languages on offer are German, Spanish, French and Latin.

Boarding:

35% of pupils board. About 5% of pupils at the school are international.

Seven bright and cozy boarding houses, very close to the school.
All pupils get single rooms from Y10 onwards. With university town Oxford around the corner, pupils have more than enough opportunity to enjoy cultural riches and shopping opportunities on the week-ends.

Exeat weekends exist but are not compulsory.

Strengths:

Bloxham School has a very strong sports offering with rugby, hockey and equestrian especially noteworthy. A broad range of sports including swimming (own 23m pool), sailing and clay pidgeon shooting are on offer.

Music and drama both of a very strong calibre here. The Sam Kahn Music School is a hive or creativity with a new orchestra and recording studio. Eight full drama productions a year keep the thespians busy.

Bloxham School has a refreshingly down-to-earth atmosphere compared to schools closer to London, or even some of its more immediate neighbours.

With only 5% international pupils currently Bloxham is a truly English school!

Weaknesses:

Bloxham School could have a few more boarders for our taste. However, the school makes an amazing effort to bring day and boarding boys together - whenever, whereever.

Single rooms are a bit of a mixed bag. Some pupils love the privacy, some miss the cameraderie that shared rooms foster. We prefer sharing also.


The Location
Bloxham School is within 15-minutes' drive from the center of Oxford.

The Address
Bloxham School
Banbury Rd
Bloxham
OX15 4PE
England

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