Oxford High School News & Stories
Browse the latest news and stories from Oxford High School – an independent day school for girls in Oxford, England. It was founded by the Girls’ Day School Trust in 1875, making it the oldest girls’ school in Oxford.
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Oxford High School praised for pupil empowerment in inspection report
Oxford High School has been praised by inspectors after pupil empowerment was identified as a significant strength in its latest inspection report.
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Oxford High School champions global leadership on UN International Day of Education
Oxford High School GDST is celebrating International Day of Education by highlighting its student-led Sixth Form Conferences, empowering pupils to explore global issues, develop leadership skills and engage in diplomacy through real-world debate.
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Kings Education announces the launch of Kings Oxford School of Sciences
Kings Oxford will relaunch as the Kings Oxford School of Sciences in 2026. Timed with the college’s 40th anniversary, the new school will provide science-focused A-levels, degree pathways, and a programme to prepare students for top universities worldwide.
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Oxford High School GDST team wins major award at global challenge
A team of Year 12 students from the school won the Entrepreneurial Innovator award at the Conrad Challenge Innovation Summit in Houston, USA. Competing in the Aerospace and Aviation category, they were the only European finalists.
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JEMS Outreach Programme inspires young minds at Oxford High School GDST
Oxford High School GSDT welcomed sixty enthusiastic Year 5 pupils from St. Francis Primary School and St. John Fisher Primary School as part of its Junior Engineering, Maths and Science (JEMS) outreach programme devised and led by science teacher Maria Whittington.
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A-levels 2024: Oxford High School GDST crowns off a terrific year with outstanding results
Oxford High School GDST has crowned off a terrific year with outstanding A-level exam results. The school was named the Independent Girls’ School of the Year last September, and it held its first-ever TEDx talk in March.
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Oxford High Prep School has been shortlisted for the Tes Awards 2024
Oxford High Prep School has been shortlisted in the Independent Prep School of the Year category of the Tes Schools Awards 2024
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A-Levels 2019: Oxford High School announces fantastic set of results
A-Levels 2019: Oxford High School announces a truly fantastic set of results with 41.9% of all grades achieved were A*, with 77.1% being A*-A.
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Dr Helen Stringer joins as Interim Head of Oxford High School
Oxford High School has announced the appointment of Dr Helen Stringer as Interim Head of the school for one year from this September.
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Dr Philip Hills stands down from Oxford High School
Dr Philip Hills has decided to stand down from the headship of Oxford High School, and will not be returning to the school in September.
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Oxford High School: A Glimpse Inside the New Sixth Form and Arts Centre
At the end of the summer term, small groups of teachers were given the opportunity to don reflective tabards and protective headgear as they ventured into the new build currently dominating the east end of the Senior School site. Led on the tour by the ever-knowledgeable and friendly Matt Bowler, who is project managing the…










