Private school Bloxham School

Location
Bloxham Village, North Oxfordshire
Year of foundation
1860
Programs
GCSE, A-level, BTEC
Age
13—18 years old
Accomodation
Residence

Bloxham School is a boarding school, was founded in 1860. The school is located in the heart of the beautiful village of Bloxham, North Oxfordshire, just 5 km from the London-Birmingham motorway. The school is located near the main airports of London, as well as Birmingham International Airport.

The market town of Banbury is located just three kilometres from the school’s campus and has excellent rail links to London, which takes about 50 minutes by train.

Studying at Bloxham School includes the following five distinctive features:

  • Passion for learning: developing creativity and the ability to think independently and critically.
  • A balanced curriculum.
  • Great care for students.
  • Character development: through the development in students of a sense of responsibility.
  • Christian values: fostering a compassionate spirit so that students become the power of good in an ever-changing world.

About 440 students’ study at the school.

DIRECTOR (stand 2026)

Paul Sanderson, Education - Banbridge Academy; St. Andrews University, degree in evolutionary biology and genetics; Oxford University, postgraduate certificate with the right to carry out teaching activities; University of Cambridge, Master of Philosophy.

KEY FACTORS

  • Bloxham school successfully combines academic tasks with a large number of sports and practical life skills. An ideal environment for happy, fully-developed students.
  • Bloxham is a small school with great ambitions and a strong spirit, the purpose of which is to give young people the skills they need to successfully take their place in an ever-changing world.
  • The school has modern equipment for study, sports and art.
  • The school offers more than 100 additional classes, so students can try everything from basic sports, music, theatre and art to astronomy and the model railway club.

EQUIPMENT

Bloxham school offers excellent sports equipment for traditional team games and other sports.

There are large playing fields, an indoor sports hall and a well-equipped fitness room, two squash courts, two artificial turf fields, six outdoor netball courts (also used as tennis courts in the summer) and recently refurbished 23-meter indoor pool. Sailing takes place on a pond located nearby.

PROGRAM

GCSE

A two-year program for obtaining a certificate of general secondary education. Required to study 6 subjects, 4 subjects are studied by choice.
What is the difference between IGCSE and GCSE programmes?

A-level

A two-year university preparatory program. Students choose 4 or 5 subjects for in-depth study.
Find out more about A-level program

BTEC

An alternative to the A-level program: a pre-university preparation course with maximum emphasis on developing practical skills, applying theoretical knowledge in real life. You can get a BTEC qualification in the following specialties: sports science, hospitality, business.
Find out more about BTEC program

ACCOMMODATION

Living in a residence in one of seven houses. These homes are the key to a happy life at Bloxham, and students are fully integrated to enjoy the school experience to the fullest. Each house has a team of tutors who are responsible for the social, academic and spiritual support of each of their students, as well as for ensuring regular contact with the house.

SPORT

Bloxham school has a great sports program. There is first-class equipment and talented school trainers, as well as invitees who work with school sports teams. More than 90% of students represent the school in competitions and 100% participate in 3 training sessions every week.

Sports at school:

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Cricket
  • Cross country running
  • Horseback riding
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Rugby
  • Sailing
  • Power training
  • swimming
  • Tennis

Major team sports offer pre-season training at school. Sports tours to various countries are regularly organized to compete with teams in Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

The academic program is complemented by a wide selection of sports, music, theatre, cadet corps (CCF), travel and charity.

Social events and seminars allow students to become aware of the world around them and gain self-confidence, get to know themselves better, and develop social skills.

The school provides tremendous artistic opportunities for students. The school has excellent equipment for art classes. Sculptures of students from clay and metal adorn the school grounds. Bloxham regularly holds student exhibitions, paintings of children hanging on the walls of the school.

Performing arts is a very popular subject at Bloxham, which focuses on building students' confidence and creativity. Children participate in the annual competition between houses. The highlight is a large school theatrical production, which takes place every fall and attracts a large cast and team from all over the school.

Bloxham is one of the few schools to perform at the famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival. "The Invisible Man," composed by a student at the school, aroused rave reviews.

Pupils enjoy visiting theatres, because the London West End is just an hour away by train.

COST, 2026-2027

£18,710 per semester.
There are 3 semesters in the school year.

Included in cost

  • Teaching
  • Accommodation and meals

Extra paid

  • Registration fee - £240
  • Acceptance Fee - £1,800
  • Deposit - the cost of 1 semester
  • Flights
  • Transfers to / from the airport
  • Visa
  • Services of the company "Paradise"
  • Guardianship (as required by British law)

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