Number of pupils: 600
Percentage of boarders: 50%
Percentage of international pupils: 50%
Av. class-sizes: senior school: 16 // 6th form: 8
Closest international airport: London Heathrow Airport, 90 minutes away by car
Fees per term in 2023/24: £18,590
The school offers GCSEs and A-Levels.
d'Overbroeck's College's achieves consistently excellent academic results. In 2021, its GCSE results yielded 63% 9-7 grades and its A-Levels 66% A-grades. The school offers 35 subjects, and through clever time-tabling, manages to offer nearly all permutations of these.
The school's biggest asset are the inspirational, supportive and passionate teachers, who go above and beyond the call of duty to educate and help pupils.
Latin, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin and Russian on offer.
40% of pupils board. Boarding is either in one of two houses, Islip or Hayfield House, or with carefully vetted host families. The houses have either double or single rooms.
There are no exeat weekends at d'Overbroeck's.
Undoubtedly the teaching - as mentioned above, we don't know many schools with teachers as engaged, supportive and passionate as at d'Overbroeck's College.
For pupils who prefer an urban boarding school, d'Overbroeck's College's is unbeatable. Located right in the heart of lively university town Oxford, pupils have a wealth of amenities and cultural possibilities at their doorstep.
Debating and public speaking are strong at d'Overbroeck's College and much enjoyed especially by the 6th-Formers.
d'Overbroeck's College lacks the tradition, grandeur and infrastructure of a classic English boarding school. Yes, the school benefits of the beauty and infrastructure of the university, but it's just not the same.