Headington School

Headington School was founded in 1915 with the aim of providing "a good education for girls to meet the requirements and opportunities that time presents." The school is located 1.5 km from the centre of the beautiful historic city of Oxford - a place of student learning for nine centuries. Excellent transport links - the school is easily accessible by bus, train and car, Heathrow Airport is just an hour away.

Oxford is a vibrant, vibrant city with fantastic museums, art galleries, theatres, restaurants, cafes and many academic events: lectures and seminars. There are many beautiful parks, reserves and forests. The city has been inspired by countless famous writers. Oxford educated 27 British prime ministers, at least 30 international leaders, 50 Nobel Prize winners and 120 Olympic champions.

Headington School has over 1,000 students.

DIRECTOR (stand 2023)

Caroline Jordan, Education - University of Oxford, Master of Geology; Manchester University, postgraduate certificate with the right to carry out teaching activities.

FAMOUS SCHOOL GRADUATES

• Emma Watson, actress (Harry Potter films)
• Baroness Janet Young, politician, first female leader of the House of Lords
• Francis Gardner, Cardiologist
• Katie Greaves, Olympic champion in rowing
• Alice Hart, journalist
• Janet Hazband, Emeritus Professor of Radiology
• Elizabeth Longford, historian and biographer
• Elinor Layen, child writer
• Baroness Ann Mallalley, politician, lawyer
• Christina Onassis, shipping tycoon
• Julia Somerville, TV presenter
• Sophie Summer, model
• Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, interior decorator
• Barbara Woodhouse, trainer

KEY FACTORS

• Excellent academic performance: Headington School is in the top 50 schools in the UK and in the top 10 schools in the IB program. Moreover, girls usually achieve higher grades than their predictions at admission.
• Graduates enter the best universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Ivy League universities.
• Large selection of subjects - more than 20 options on the GCSE program and about 30 on the IB program.
• At school, girls develop leadership skills - high school students create and manage their own clubs, organize events for their peers and younger girls: from dance competitions to the creation of a school magazine.

EQUIPMENT

The school covers an area of ​​9 hectares. It has excellent facilities: a modern library, fully equipped classrooms with rich digital capabilities. The music school includes 10 classrooms for individual lessons, 6 classrooms and rehearsal rooms, a recording studio, two large halls for performances. A beautiful art school with 4 workshops, a gallery, a room for printing photos, a studio for practicing textiles. The school has a theatre with 240 seats and a rehearsal room with mirrors.

Headington School has excellent sports equipment: all-weather illuminated sports fields, a modern sports complex, and a 25-meter pool. In 2015, a chic sports centre was built, designed in conjunction with leading fitness experts Elite Sport Performance Technologies, who also support a number of national training centres and football clubs in the Premier League. Here it is:

• Dance studio with an area of ​​270 square meters with a special floor, which is used in the top ballet schools in the world.
• A magnificent fitness centre with the latest equipment for cross fit and strength training.
• Fully equipped Technogym 'Artis' Cardio Vascular complex, including treadmills, various cross-trainers, exercise bikes and rowing machines.
• Bicycle studio with 20 bicycles for group activities.
• Rowing centre with 21 exercise machines.

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.

A-level

A two-year university preparatory program. Pupils choose 4 subjects for in-depth study.

International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB)

A program recognized by universities around the world. 6 subjects are studied: 3 at the advanced level and 3 at the standard level. In addition to this, students write an extended essay, take the course “Theory of Knowledge” (practical philosophy) and the course CAS (“Creativity, Activity and Mutual Assistance”).

ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD

Accommodation in a residence on the territory of the school in one of 5 houses. More than 200 girls live here. The atmosphere in the houses is cheerful and friendly, the girls benefit greatly from the friendships they form at school. High school students live in separate houses.

Meals in the school cafeteria. Headington School offers a wide selection of healthy dishes for every taste and diet. For lunch, you can enjoy hot meals, vegetarian and vegan main dishes, soup, jacket potatoes, pasta, sandwiches and salads. Every day, students are served hot and cold desserts, including yoghurts and fruits. The menu is different every day, and the school food committee meets regularly to discuss and consider options.

SPORT

The school follows the motto "Sport for all." Sports classes are held for girls of all ages and abilities. Not every girl likes team sports, so the school has many other opportunities for healthy physical activity: from cheerleading to equestrian sport, from fencing to rock climbing. Each girl has the opportunity to improve, develop and succeed in one or another sport, and the school seeks to help each student find her favourite sport.

The school offers sports: athletics, aqua aerobics, badminton, basketball, cricket, running, gymnastics, hockey, water polo, yoga, volleyball, rugby, tennis, swimming, English foot, netball, lacrosse.

The school offers additional classes with a professional trainer in the following sports (classes are available at an additional cost): badminton, cheerleading, horse riding, fencing, gymnastics, martial arts, Pilates, rowing, taekwondo, tennis, trampolining, yoga.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

After classes, various interest clubs are held at the school: debates, classical civilizations, robotics, a program for the prize of the Duke of Edinburgh, the United Cadet Corps (CCF), a literary circle, journalism, the Young Entrepreneurs club, a philosophical cafe, a movie club, creative writing and much more another.

For creative girls, additional classes are held in art, photography, fashion design, making films - the school offers clubs where you can experiment with different techniques and develop your own style.

Dancing is a very popular trend in school. Classes are held for students of different levels of training: from ballet to street dance, with the ability to prepare for competitions and performances on the professional stage.

The theatre is very popular, every year the school puts on a large number of performances oriented to different age groups, with an open listening process. Girls can play on stage, stage shows or the exciting art of making costumes.

At a music school, girls learn to play one or more musical instruments (18 instruments are offered to choose from!) Over 450 individual musical lessons take place every week. Girls can join one of the school ensembles. Concerts are regularly held at the school and beyond.

COST, 2023-2024

£13,787 - £15,107 per semester.
There are 3 semesters in the school year.

Included in cost

• Teaching
• Accommodation and meals

Extra paid

• Deposit - £3,250
• Deposit for overseas boarder- £11,500
• Flights
• Transfers to / from the airport
• Visa
• Services of the company "Paradise"
• Guardianship (as required by British law)

SERVICES OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMPANY INCLUDE

• Selection of 5-6 schools that best meet the individual characteristics of the child, further goals, talents, with the desired environment. Help in the correct interpretation of school ratings, an explanation of why the school occupies one place or another. Help in obtaining reliable information about schools that are not included in the ratings, with an explanation of the reasons for non-participation in it.
• Admission to 1-3 schools, selected from the proposed. Which includes the preparation of the necessary documents, school reports, characteristics, recommendations. Selection and submission of tests to prepare the student for exam testing, assistance in preparing essays. Preparation for an interview with the teacher / principal, registration for the exam. The necessary list of recommendations when attending school for passing entrance examinations. Correspondence with the school (not all schools enter into correspondence with foreign parents, treat them with caution, trust only a trusted agent).
• Assistance in paying registration fees, deposits, bills. Clarification of school rules, including disciplinary and legal aspects.
• Filling out the required medical forms.
• Selection of guardians required by UK law.

Student supervision during the first month of training is provided as a gift: assistance in resolving issues related to resettlement, billing, informing parents about the child’s health status, assistance with understanding of academic programs, organization of ext. classes for the child in a particular subject, help in choosing the program most suitable for the child, transfer to another class, etc.

Impressions from a school visit

Natasha Strein
Founder of ‘’Paradise’’

Tender Ksyusha from Nizhny Novgorod, 18 years old, meets me at the doorstep of Headington school - a serious Oxford school for girls. The school already has three gyms for rowing: in this sport they are ahead of the rest. But Ksyusha is not up to rowing: she is looking at Oxford University. In October, she will be invited to tests. Their goal is to understand how smart you are. Oxford doesn’t need any lessons. The value of his graduates is that they are people who can quickly find a simple solution to a complex problem.