An independent, co-educational school in Oxford

Welcome to d'Overbroeck's School

We are often asked “What makes d’Overbroeck’s different from other schools?”. The answer lies in our shared values and a relaxed but vibrant atmosphere, where the individual is key and laughter is an essential part of everyday life.

Our ethos is firmly built on personal relationships, on a relative lack of stuffiness and formal hierarchies, and on a strong belief that every individual is at the heart of the school. At the same time, our approach is distinctly collaborative. We believe in leading by example, in a healthy dose of flexibility and in the power of laughter and humanity. ‘Enthusiasm’, ‘maturity’ and ‘courtesy’ are words that visitors to the school frequently use to describe us. We provide an environment which gives both staff and students the space to be themselves as well as the encouragement and stimulus to grow, to learn, to engage with complexity and to achieve their goals. And they’ll also have time for friendship, laughter and living life to the full.

Our Years 7-11

It's not often these days that the Head of a school is there at the gates to see everyone in at the start of the day. But that's what happens each morning when our Years 7 to 11 arrive at Leckford Place. Mark, the Head of this part of d'Overbroeck's is there to welcome everyone. It's a chance to catch up, share news and check up on how things are going. It's part of us being a family school where everyone knows everyone else and where we work together.

Our Sixth Form

With some 330 students in the Lower and Upper Sixth taken together, d'Overbroeck's Sixth Form in Oxford is the biggest part of our school. In addition to our own Year 11s progressing through, we have a substantial intake of new students (some 130) who join our Lower Sixth each year - a mix of day students and boarders; of students who choose to move to d’Overbroeck’s from other independent and state schools locally, from other parts of the UK and from abroad.

Our International School

If you’re an international student aged between 13 and 15, d'Overbroeck's International school in Oxford has a wide range of courses to help you take your first steps in an English education. Whether you want to study IGCSEs in one year, two years, 4 or 5 terms, enrol on our Pre-IGCSE programme or experience studying at a UK school on our Study Abroad course, then our International School is the perfect place to begin.

Top school for ‘value added’

For the second year running, d’Overbroeck’s is the top school in Oxfordshire for progress at A level (value added) and is ranked, for progress at A level, among the top 2% of schools in England. This is according to the latest figures published on the gov.uk website.

According to the gov.uk website, value added scores describe how much progress students who studied A levels at a particular school or college made between the end of key stage 4 and the end of their A level studies, compared to similar students across England.

A score above zero means students made more progress, on average, than students across England who achieved similar results at the end of key stage 4. d’Overbroeck’s scored 0.48, the highest score in Oxfordshire.

Sixth Form places and scholarships available

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