Independent school, founded 1874

An education for the whole of a young life

Day and boarding school for girls and boys aged eleven to eighteen, in forty acres of Oxfordshire parkland.

Our school

Small classes, great teachers and time to grow

Ashcombe has 620 pupils and an average class of fourteen. Every pupil has a tutor who knows them well and follows them through the school.

Beyond the classroom, music, sport and service matter as much as grades.

150

Years of teaching

620

Pupils

Average class size

96%

First-choice university

Programmes

Life at Ashcombe

Academic

GCSE, A level and the International Baccalaureate, taught in small sets.

Music

An orchestra, three choirs and individual lessons for every instrument.

Sport

Rowing, rugby, hockey and tennis, with coaches who played at the highest level.

Arts

Studios for painting, ceramics and design open every evening.

Languages

French, Spanish, German, Mandarin and Latin, with exchanges abroad.

Service

Volunteering with local charities from the first year.

Why us

Why parents choose Ashcombe

14 pupils — Average class size.
Personal tutor — For every pupil, every year.
96% — Of leavers at their first-choice university.
40 acres — Of parkland and playing fields.

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Testimonials

In their own words

Our son arrived shy and left confident, kind and thoroughly prepared for Cambridge.

Catherine FieldingParent

The teachers knew our daughter better than some of her relatives did.

Mark AthertonParent

Ashcombe taught me to think for myself. That is the greatest gift a school can give.

Oliver BennettFormer pupil, 2019

Rowing at dawn on the river is a memory I will keep forever.

Alice MorganFormer pupil, 2021

University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Imperial College
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King’s College London
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A year at Ashcombe

Open mornings

Come and see us at work

Our next open morning is on Saturday 14 March. Tour the school with pupils and meet the Head.

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