D'Overbroeck's College
 

Type

Co-Educational

Student Numbers

Approximately 276 (incl. 110 boarders)


Age Range

13 - 19 years

Location

Nearest town: Oxford
Nearest railway station: Oxford Railway Station (1,1 miles)
Local airport: Luton (38,9 miles)

The School

A co-educational college based in north Oxford, it is split into two separate parts.

The lower school (ages 13 – 16), is non-residential; it is on a separate site, with 50 – 60 pupils. The sixth form, which offers boarding, is the main part with over 220 students. The main hall of residence is a few minutes’ walk from the college, which is very close to the city centre.

Almost any combination of subjects at AS and A-level is possible from nearly 40 subjects and the teaching is interactive and motivating. The average class size is 7. Students’ performance is regularly assessed and a systematic academic monitoring system helps students, parents and teachers track progress. Students come from all over the country. The six form aims to provide a stimulating college environment in which learning is enjoyable as well as successful.

The atmosphere is informal (for example no uniform) but ambitious, with the aim of giving the students the confidence and skills to succeed. Sport is good but not compulsory.. There is a growing extra-curricular programme for students, who also benefit from the educational and cultural activities on Oxford. Many of he positive features of the sixth form are maintained (e.g. maximum class size of 10, interactive teaching, broad curriculum and support for pupils). But there is a more structured framework including timetable sports, daily registration and assemblies.

The college has a broad intake and students achieve good examination results.

Academic Profile

Key Stage 3
Year 7, 8 and 9		 The curriculum covers the full range of subjects in the sciences, humanities, arts, and modern foreign languages. Art, Design Technology, Geography, History, ICT, Music, Classics, Drama and RE/PSHE are all important curriculum areas and naturally feature strongly in the timetable, which is further enhanced by the provision of additional modern foreign languages such as German and Russian as after-school extras.
Key Stage 4
Years 10 and 11 		In Years 10 and 11 all pupils take a compulsory core of three GCSE subjects, comprising Maths, English and English Literature. The full list of available subjects is as follows: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Religious Studies, French, Spanish, German, Art, Drama, Music, ICT and new this year GCSE PE. In addition, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Latin and Greek are available as extra subjects which would have to be taught outside the normal school timetable.
Years 12 and 13 The subjects available include the full range of "traditional" subjects in the arts, sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as a number of newer, more "contemporary" subjects such as Business Studies, Communication Studies, Drama and Theatre Studies, Film Studies, Photography and Music Technology.

Special Features

Accommodation

3 different boarding houses.
Hayfield House is our main boarding house and takes 17 students - girls and boys - on seperate sides of the house. Breakfast and evening meal are provided.
Bensons House is a house for 5 girls where breakfast and evening meal are also provided.
The Bakehouse is also for 5 girls but students here cook for themselves. They are usually slightly older students (18-19).

Fees and Extras

Registration fee - £320
School fee per term - £7,665
School fee per year - £22,995
General deposit - £400
Security deposit - £7,665
School uniform - £300
Personal Accident insurance - £4.95
Fees protection insurance - 1% of fees
Extra English - £37.5 per lesson
Bedding to provide - all provided
Music Lessons - £25 per 35 minute lesson

Home E-mail: education@intense.co.uk Tel: (0) 1202 530255
Fax: (0) 1202 528319