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Fee-paying schools in OX3, Oxford

7 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central OX3, the nearest being Headington Rye Oxford at 0.5 mi, 3 of them selective, 2 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School Distance Ages Takes
Headington Rye Oxford 0.5 mi 3 to 19 All-through
Girls
Selective
Oxford International College 1.4 mi 14 to 19 Secondary
Selective
Magdalen College School 1.7 mi 7 to 19 All-through
Christian
Kings Education (Oxford) 1.8 mi 15 to 25 Secondary
Selective
New College School 1.8 mi 4 to 13 Primary
Boys
Oxford Montessori Schools 2.1 mi 2 to 17 All-through
Emmanuel Christian School 2.9 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Christian/Evangelical
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Headington Rye Oxford are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

OX3 also holds 25 state primary and 5 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for OX3 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in OX3?

7 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central OX3, Oxford, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in OX3 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in OX3 selective?

3 of the 7 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in OX3?

2 of the 7 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.