| Wychwood School | |
|---|---|
.jpg) View of the school fromBanbury Road | |
| Address | |
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,, OX2 6JR | |
| Coordinates | 51°46′01″N1°15′40″W / 51.766923°N 1.261058°W /51.766923; -1.261058 |
| Information | |
| Type | Privateday andboarding 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 aco-educationalprivateday andboarding school for pupils aged 11–18, located inOxford,Oxfordshire, England.[2][3][4][5][6] The school is a member of theGirls' 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 ofBardwell Road andBanbury Road inNorth Oxford.
The school was established in 1897 at 41Banbury Road inNorth 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 firstboarders were accepted in 1912. The school moved to 74 Banbury Road in 1918. Miss Snodgrass became the Headmistress in 1941 and introduced theDalton System of learning. The school became aneducational trust in 1952.Weekly boarding started in 1985.[1]
Ablue plaque was installed by theSociety of Biology in 2015 on the wall outside the school on Banbury Road recording that the biologist DameHonor 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.
The following were or are alumnae of the school:
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