Best Private Schools in Oxfordshire
Co-Ed, Boys, Girls

Overview

Oxfordshire has 22 private schools which take pupils of high school age, some of which also have primary and nursery schools as well. All of these schools offer day places, with over half offering boarding places as well. There are no boarding-only independent schools in Oxfordshire.

Oxfordshire Independent School League Table

GCSE Rank A*/A% School Gender Day/Boarding Day Fees Boarding Fees
1 92.0% Magdalen College School Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Day £23,085 N/A
2 87.0% Oxford High School Girls Day £22,622 N/A
3 85.5% St Helen and St Katharine Girls Day £24,822 N/A
4 85.0% Abingdon School Boys Day & Boarding £26,865 £54,780
5 79.0% Headington School Girls Day & Boarding £25,701 £50,943
6 58.0% The King's School (Witney) Co-ed Day £8,366 N/A
7 54.0% Tudor Hall School Girls Day & Boarding £34,830 £57,096
8 52.0% Cokethorpe School Co-ed Day £27,030 N/A
9 50.0% Bloxham School Co-ed Day & Boarding £25,290 £47,910
10 48.0% Cranford School Co-ed Day £21,801 N/A
11 48.0% Our Lady's Abingdon School Co-ed Day £7,680 N/A
12 47.0% d'Overbroeck's School Co-ed Day & Boarding £26,055 £51,135
13 31.0% Wychwood School Girls Day & Boarding £25,686 £44,043
14 30.0% Sibford School Co-ed Day & Boarding £19,770 £38,436

Where Schools are Located

Most of the private schools in Oxfordshire are concentrated in and around the city, Oxford. However there are small clusters of schools in Abingdon, Banbury and Witney.

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Best Private Schools in Oxfordshire

There are 22 senior independent schools in Oxfordshire. 17 of these schools publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Magdalen College School

Location Cowley Place, Oxford, OX4 1DZ
GCSE A*/A:
92%

2. Oxford High School

Location Belbroughton Road, Oxford, OX2 6XA
GCSE A*/A:
87%

3. St Helen and St Katharine

Location Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BE
GCSE A*/A:
85.5%

4. Abingdon School

Location Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE
GCSE A*/A:
85%

5. Headington School

Location Headington Road, Oxford, OX3 7TD
GCSE A*/A:
79%

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Oxford International College

Location 1 London Place, Oxford, OX4 1BD
A-Level A*/A:
85%

2. Magdalen College School

Location Cowley Place, Oxford, OX4 1DZ
A-Level A*/A:
81%

3. Abingdon School

Location Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE
A-Level A*/A:
70.4%

4. Our Lady's Abingdon School

Location Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3PS
A-Level A*/A:
67%

5. St Helen and St Katharine

Location Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BE
A-Level A*/A:
63.7%
From To Averaging
Day Places £7,680 £46,332 £23,655
Boarding Places £24,892 £66,222 £47,039

Best Boys Schools in Oxfordshire

Best Private Boys Schools by GCSE

The top performing boys schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Magdalen College School

Location Cowley Place, Oxford, OX4 1DZ
GCSE A*/A:
92.0%

2. Abingdon School

Location Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE
GCSE A*/A:
85.0%

Best Private Boys Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing boys schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Magdalen College School

Location Cowley Place, Oxford, OX4 1DZ
A-Level A*/A:
81.0%

2. Abingdon School

Location Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE
A-Level A*/A:
70.4%
From To Averaging
Day Places £23,085 £26,865 £24,975
Boarding Places £54,780 £54,780 £54,780

Best Girls Schools in Oxfordshire

Best Private Girls Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing girls schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Oxford High School

Location Belbroughton Road, Oxford, OX2 6XA
GCSE A*/A:
87.0%

2. St Helen and St Katharine

Location Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BE
GCSE A*/A:
85.5%

3. Headington School

Location Headington Road, Oxford, OX3 7TD
GCSE A*/A:
79.0%

4. Tudor Hall School

Location Wykham Park, Banbury, OX16 9UR
GCSE A*/A:
54.0%

5. Wychwood School

Location 74 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JR
GCSE A*/A:
31.0%

Best Private Girls Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing girls schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. St Helen and St Katharine

Location Faringdon Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BE
A-Level A*/A:
63.7%

2. Oxford High School

Location Belbroughton Road, Oxford, OX2 6XA
A-Level A*/A:
63.0%

3. Headington School

Location Headington Road, Oxford, OX3 7TD
A-Level A*/A:
61.0%

4. Wychwood School

Location 74 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JR
A-Level A*/A:
30.7%

5. Tudor Hall School

Location Wykham Park, Banbury, OX16 9UR
A-Level A*/A:
30.0%
From To Averaging
Day Places £16,395 £34,830 £25,009
Boarding Places £26,640 £57,096 £44,680

Best Co-Ed Schools in Oxfordshire

Best Private Co-Ed Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing co-ed schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. The King's School (Witney)

Location New Yatt Road, Witney, OX29 6TA
GCSE A*/A:
58.0%

2. Cokethorpe School

Location Witney, OX29 7PU
GCSE A*/A:
52.0%

3. Bloxham School

Location Banbury Road, Bloxham, OX15 4PE
GCSE A*/A:
50.0%

4. Cranford School

Location Moulsford, Wallingford, OX10 9HT
GCSE A*/A:
48.0%

5. Our Lady's Abingdon School

Location Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3PS
GCSE A*/A:
48.0%

Best Private Co-Ed Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing co-ed schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Oxford International College

Location 1 London Place, Oxford, OX4 1BD
A-Level A*/A:
85.0%

2. Our Lady's Abingdon School

Location Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3PS
A-Level A*/A:
67.0%

3. d'Overbroeck's School

Location 333 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7PL
A-Level A*/A:
49.0%

4. St Edward’s School

Location Oxford, OX2 7NN
A-Level A*/A:
46.0%

5. Cranford School

Location Moulsford, Wallingford, OX10 9HT
A-Level A*/A:
42.0%

Day and Boarding Fees

From To Averaging
Day Places £7,680 £46,332 £22,886
Boarding Places £24,892 £66,222 £47,281

Oxfordshire Private School Costs (Averages)

Day Boarding
Overall £23,655 £47,039
Boys £26,865 £54,780
Girls £25,009 £44,680
Co-Ed £22,886 £47,281

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