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Headington School Oxford

Other independent school in Oxford (Oxfordshire).

Pupils
1,082
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
20.8%
2025/26
Capacity
71%
1,082 / 1,528 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Welcome to Headington Rye Oxford – a fantastic school community with a refreshingly global outlook, located in inspirational Oxford.

Whether your son or daughter joins our school at 3 in our Nursery, part way through Prep School, at the beginning of Senior School or perhaps in our Sixth Form, you can feel confident they have started on a path which will help them succeed and flourish. Why choose Headington Rye Oxford?

The answer will be different depending on your own family circumstances and the point at which you choose to join us but throughout the School, we are proud to offer academic excellence, with Headington Rye Oxford consistently ranked in the top 100 UK schools, first-class specialist teaching at all levels, an impressive amount of choice in what and how your child will learn, flexibility and incredible facilities.

We think its a fabulous school but we dont expect you to take just our word for it. A visit from ISI inspectors in January 2023 found the School to be Excellent in all areas.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • School Portals
  • Work with us

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
123290
Type
Other independent school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
3 to 19
Gender
Girls
Admissions
Selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Constituency
Oxford East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1920

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

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