Wychwood School

Wychwood School is an independent 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] 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. The Dragon School is located close by, further down Bardwell Road.

Wychwood School
View of the school from Banbury Road
Address
74 Banbury Road

Oxford
,
Oxfordshire
,
OX2 6JR

England
Coordinates51.766923°N 1.261058°W / 51.766923; -1.261058
Information
TypeIndependent school
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1897[1]
Local authorityOxfordshire County Council
Head teacherJane Evans[2]
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18
Enrolment120[2]
Websitewychwoodschool.org

History
Wychwood School was housed in the Regency-styled 77 Banbury Road from 1898-1918

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 boarders were accepted in 1912. The school moved to 74 Banbury Road in 1918. Miss Snodgrass became the Headmistress in 1941 and introduced the Dalton System of learning. The school became an educational trust in 1952. Weekly boarding started in 1985.[1]

A blue plaque was installed by the 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 will be going co-educational as of September 2023.

Alumnae

The following were or are alumnae of the school:

References
  1. "Our History". Wychwood School. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. "Wychwood School". The Good Schools Guide. UK. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. "Wychwood School". UK: Independent Schools Council. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. "Wychwood School". UK: Independent Schools Inspectorate. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. "Wychwood School". SchoolGuide.co.uk. UK. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. "Wychwood School". Gov.uk. UK: UK Government. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. "Wychwood School". UK: Girls' Schools Association. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  8. "Wychwood School For Girls". UK: Charity Commission. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  9. "Margaret Lucy Lee". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. "Oxford Inscriptions: Dame Honor Fell, Wychwood School". History on the streets of Oxford. UK. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  11. Hughes, Pete (17 January 2018). "Private school fees treble - so what are Oxfordshire's most expensive?". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. Rice, Liam (7 October 2020). "Wychwood School reveals name of mystery financial backer". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 14 August 2023.


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