Headington School

Description

Headington School is an independent girls' school in Selective for kids aged 3 to 19.

Facilities

  • Floodlit all-weather pitches and indoor sporting facilities.
  • The facilities in the Art School include:Three art studios, Two textiles studios, A dedicated Sixth Form studio, Lens media studio, Digital manufacturing suite, 3D workshop and studio, Kiln room, Exhibition gallery, Photography studio, Dark room, Seminar room for History of Art, Finishing room, Lecture theatre.
  • 270m2 fully equipped dance studio with a Harlequin Activity Floor identical to that used in a number of world renowned ballet schools.
  • Headington School Library is not just a room that houses books. It is a vibrant place of learning, integrated into and supporting the curriculum across the whole school community. 
  • Together with the Theatre and Art School, the Music School is situated within arts complex, overlooking the School’s beautiful landscaped grounds. More than 400 individual lessons take place in the Music School each week. 
  • Modern Sports Hall, located next to the swimming pool, Dance and Fitness Centre and spacious playing fields, forms part of extensive sports complex.
  • 25m swimming pool lies within sports complex, next to the Sports Hall and close to three of the School’s boarding houses.

Features

Things to note

  • At Headington they offer performance training and strength coaching for elite athletes along with a wide range of different sports clubs and teams for girls of all ages and abilities.
  • There are residential trips on offer for all ages, from short stays in the UK often focusing on team-building, leadership adventure or outdoor pursuits, to European academic or field trips, to lengthier cultural and enrichment experiences all over the globe.
  • With 21 different ensembles, 18 different instruments taught, regular concerts in and out of school and more than 450 music lessons taking place each week in Music School, they offer opportunities for all young musicians to shine, whatever their instrument or level.  
  • Clubs are very popular and each year they run a large number of productions, aimed at different age groups, with an open audition process.
  • They offer a range of different disciplines, from Ballet to Street Dance, with the opportunity to train for competitions and performances on a professional stage.
  • If your daughter is a budding artist, photographer, fashion designer or film-maker, there are a host of different lunchtime and after-school clubs to provide her with inspiration, exciting resources, tuition and guidance.

Extra Curricular

Please check the school website link for details.

Selection Criteria: Selective

Admission Details

They welcome applications at many different entry points across the Prep and Senior Schools, from aged three in Cornflower Nursery right up to 16+ entry in our Sixth Form.

The Admissions Team are looking forward to helping you and your daughter with the Admissions process for Headington, contact here or call on one of the following numbers:

  • For Prep School Admissions contact Eloise on 01865 759855
  • For 11+ and 12+ (Years 7 and 8) Admissions contact Colleen on 01865 759872
  • For 13+ and 14+ (Years 9 and 10) Admissions contact Charlotte on 01865 759861
  • For 16+ (Year 12) Admissions contact Amy on 01865 759113
  • All international families please contact Anna on 01865 759116

Fees

Fees are charged in advance at the start of each term. The following termly fees apply from September 2022:

Termly Fees   Day   Half Weekly
 Boarding
  Weekly
  Boarding
  Full
  Boarding
Sixth Form
Current Pupils
  £6,580    £8,815   £10,990   £13,155
Sixth Form
Direct Entrants
  £7,160    £9,655   £12,185   £14,415
Upper 3 - Upper 5   £6,580    £8,815   £10,990   £13,155
Year 5 - Year 6   £5,275    -   -   -
Year 3 - Year 4   £4,660    -   -   -
Year 1 - Year 2    £4,100    -   -   -
Reception   £3,450    -   -   -

Scholarships

At Headington, they celebrate achievement in all areas. To recognise and reward some of the exceptional girls who come to the school, they offer a range of different scholarships at 11+, 13+ and 16+, along with Special Awards programme for the most outstanding candidates at 16+.

They currently offer scholarships to internal and external applicants in the following areas:

  • Academic
  • Art
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Sport

At 16+, in addition to the scholarships above, Special Awards are available in the following areas:

  • Academic
  • Creative Arts
  • Performing Arts
  • Rowing
  • Sport
  • Headmistress' Award

To know more click on the links below:

Achievements

Please check the school website link for details.

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