Wychwood School
Wychwood School | |
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Address | |
74 Banbury Road , , OX2 6JR | |
Coordinates | 51°46′01″N 1°15′40″W / 51.766923°N 1.261058°W |
Information | |
Type | Private day and boarding school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1897[1] |
Local authority | Oxfordshire County Council |
Head teacher | Jane Evans[2] |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 120[2] |
Website | wychwoodschool.org |
Wychwood School is a
co-educational private day and boarding school for pupils aged 11–18, located in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.[2][3][4][5][6] The school is a member of the Girls' Schools Association[7] and is owned by Albion Schools and Wychwood School Charity Ltd (No. 309684).[8] The school is located on the southern corner of Bardwell Road and Banbury Road in North Oxford
.
History
The school was established in 1897 at 41 Banbury Road in North Oxford with one pupil under Miss Batty and Miss Margaret Lucy Lee.[1][9] It moved to 77 Banbury Road with seven pupils in 1898.
The first
Weekly boarding started in 1985.[1]
A
Society of Biology in 2015 on the wall outside the school on Banbury Road recording that the biologist Dame Honor Fell DBE, FRS (1900–1986) studied at the school.[10]
In 2018, Wychwood School was listed among the most expensive schools in Oxfordshire, charging boarders £24,300 a year.[11] In October 2020, the school secured investment from Simon Tyrell, head of a Hong Kong-based property company.[12]
Wychwood became co-educational as of September 2023.
Alumnae
The following were or are alumnae of the school:
- Joan Aiken MBE (1924–2004), writer.
- Margaret Casson (Lady Casson) (1913–1999), architect, designer, photographer, and wife of architect Sir Hugh Casson.
- Dame Honor Fell DBE, FRS (1900–1986), zoologist.
- Angela Flowers (née Holland, 1932–2023), gallerist
- Dame Henrietta Miriam Ottoline LeyserDBE FRS (born 1965), plant biologist
- Carola Oman CBE (1897–1978), historical novelist, biographer, and children's writer.
- Rozsika Parker (1945–2010), psychotherapist, art historian, writer, and feminist.
- Florence Pugh (born 1996), actress.
- Nancy Sandars FSA, FBA (1914–2015), archaeologist and prehistorian.
References
- ^ a b c "Our History". Wychwood School. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Wychwood School". The Good Schools Guide. UK. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Wychwood School". UK: Independent Schools Council. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Wychwood School". UK: Independent Schools Inspectorate. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Wychwood School". SchoolGuide.co.uk. UK. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- UK Government. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Wychwood School". UK: Girls' Schools Association. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- Charity Commission. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Margaret Lucy Lee". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Oxford Inscriptions: Dame Honor Fell, Wychwood School". History on the streets of Oxford. UK. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Hughes, Pete (17 January 2018). "Private school fees treble - so what are Oxfordshire's most expensive?". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Rice, Liam (7 October 2020). "Wychwood School reveals name of mystery financial backer". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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