Best Private Schools in Oxfordshire

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.

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.

Oxfordshire Independent School League Table

#9-7(A*/A)%SchoolGenderSchool typeDay feesBoarding
193%Magdalen College SchoolCo-EdDay£30,108N/A
289%St Helen and St KatharineGirlsDay£26,850N/A
388.4%Abingdon SchoolBoysDay & boarding£28,500£47,430
481%Radley CollegeBoysBoardingN/A£63,648
561%Oxford International CollegeCo-EdDay & boarding£25,985£63,290
655%Bloxham SchoolCo-EdDay, boarding & flexi£28,470£52,590
748%Cranford SchoolCo-EdDayN/AN/A
=831%Kingham Hill SchoolCo-EdDay & boarding£8,920£12,578
=831%Wychwood SchoolCo-EdDay, boarding & flexiN/AN/A
1030%Sibford SchoolCo-EdDay & boarding£6,128£11,852
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Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

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

#9-7(A*/A)%SchoolGenderSchool typeDay feesBoarding
193%Magdalen College SchoolCo-EdDay£30,108N/A
289%St Helen and St KatharineGirlsDay£26,850N/A
388.4%Abingdon SchoolBoysDay & boarding£28,500£47,430
481%Radley CollegeBoysBoardingN/A£63,648
561%Oxford International CollegeCo-EdDay & boarding£25,985£63,290

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

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

#A*/A%SchoolGenderSchool typeDay feesBoarding
183%Magdalen College SchoolCo-EdDay£30,108N/A
268%Oxford International CollegeCo-EdDay & boarding£25,985£63,290
367.4%Abingdon SchoolBoysDay & boarding£28,500£47,430
467%St Helen and St KatharineGirlsDay£26,850N/A
566%Radley CollegeBoysBoardingN/A£63,648

Day & Boarding Fees

Day fees

Avg.£22,914
From£6,128
To£34,830

Boarding Fees

Avg.£46,834
From£11,852
To£66,185

Best Private Boys Schools

Best Private Boys School by GCSE

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

#9-7(A*/A)%SchoolGenderSchool typeDay feesBoarding
188.4%Abingdon SchoolBoysDay & boarding£28,500£47,430
281%Radley CollegeBoysBoardingN/A£63,648

Best Private Boys School by A-Level

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

#A*/A%SchoolGenderSchool typeDay feesBoarding
167.4%Abingdon SchoolBoysDay & boarding£28,500£47,430
266%Radley CollegeBoysBoardingN/A£63,648

Best Private Girls Schools

Best Private Girls School by GCSE Results

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

#9-7(A*/A)%SchoolGenderSchool typeDay feesBoarding
189%St Helen and St KatharineGirlsDay£26,850N/A

Best Private Girls School by A-Level Results

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

#A*/A%SchoolGenderSchool typeDay feesBoarding
167%St Helen and St KatharineGirlsDay£26,850N/A

Best Co-Ed Schools

Best Co-Ed Schools by GCSE Results

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

#9-7(A*/A)%SchoolGenderSchool typeDay feesBoarding
193%Magdalen College SchoolCo-EdDay£30,108N/A
261%Oxford International CollegeCo-EdDay & boarding£25,985£63,290
355%Bloxham SchoolCo-EdDay, boarding & flexi£28,470£52,590
448%Cranford SchoolCo-EdDayN/AN/A
531%Kingham Hill SchoolCo-EdDay & boarding£8,920£12,578

Best Co-Ed Schools by A-Level Results

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

#A*/A%SchoolGenderSchool typeDay feesBoarding
183%Magdalen College SchoolCo-EdDay£30,108N/A
268%Oxford International CollegeCo-EdDay & boarding£25,985£63,290
353%Kingham Hill SchoolCo-EdDay & boarding£8,920£12,578
452%Bloxham SchoolCo-EdDay, boarding & flexi£28,470£52,590
542%Cranford SchoolCo-EdDayN/AN/A

Co-Ed School Fees

Day fees

Avg.£19,852
From£6,128
To£30,985

Boarding Fees

Avg.£41,299
From£11,852
To£66,185

Boarding Schools in Oxfordshire

Abingdon School

City Abingdon
Type BOYS
Boarding Fee £47,430

Radley College

City Abingdon
Type BOYS
Boarding Fee £63,648

Oxford International College

City Oxford
Type CO-ED
Boarding Fee £63,290

Bloxham School

City Banbury
Type CO-ED
Boarding Fee £52,590

Kingham Hill School

City Chipping Norton
Type CO-ED
Boarding Fee £12,578

Sibford School

City Banbury
Type CO-ED
Boarding Fee £11,852

Oxfordshire Private School Costs (Averages)

No. of Schools 27
Avg Day Fee £22,914
Avg Boarding Fee £46,834
School Fees Comparison Chart£22,914£46,834Overall£28,500£55,539Boys£30,840£57,096Girls£19,852£41,299Co-Ed
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