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Christ Church Cathedral School[1]

Independent · ages 2–13

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Headline results

No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.

Results

No published data for this school.

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[2]

ISI inspection

Inspection
June 2024[3]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[3]
Leadership and governance
Standards not met[3]
Quality of education
Standards met[3]
Health and wellbeing
Standards not met[3]
Social and economic education
Standards met[3]
Safeguarding
Standards met[3]

Quality of education

  • ISI recommended: The school should have a clear system for supervising early years staff to support their development.

Health and wellbeing

  • ISI recommended: The school should manage pupils’ behaviour more consistently across all settings.

Social and economic education

  • ISI recommended: The school should thoroughly plan careers education for older pupils to help them understand future pathways.

Safeguarding

  • ISI recommended: The school should ensure staff appointment records are checked for errors and corrected promptly.

Previous ISI inspections: 2025, 2021, 2020, 2017 (2025 report, 2021 report, 2020 report, 2017 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Fees

Pre-prep, day
£6,150–£6,455 a term 2026/27 · Pre-Prep Form 2 Per Term; Pre-Prep Form 1 & Rec Per Term · VAT not stated[4]
Day
£1,915–£9,370 a term 2026/27 · 3 full days                         Per Term; 4 full days                         Per Term; Full-time                          Per Term; 2 full days                            Per Term; 3 full days                            Per Term; 4 full days                           Per Term; Full-time                            Per Term; Day Boy Forms 4 to 8 Per Term; Day Boy Form 3 Per Term · VAT not stated[4]
Boarding
£5,870–£6,500 a term 2026/27 · Probationer Per Term; Chorister Per Term · VAT not stated[4]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
2–13[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
Boarding school[1]
Capacity
180[1]
Local authority
Oxfordshire[1]
Website
www.cccs.org.uk[1]
Nursery classes
Has Nursery Classes[2]
Special classes
Has Special Classes[2]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[2]
District
Oxford[5]
Postcode
OX1 1QW[1]
URN
123287[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
127 2024/25[6]
SEN support
16.5% 2024/25[6]
EHC plan
0% 2024/25[6]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[6]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Christ Church Cathedral School, June 2024. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  4. cccs.org.uk: cccs.org.uk — Fees. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (13)
    3 full days Per Term £1,915 (p. 1)
    4 full days Per Term £2,880 (p. 1)
    Full-time Per Term £3,840 (p. 1)
    2 full days Per Term £1,930 (p. 1)
    3 full days Per Term £2,895 (p. 1)
    4 full days Per Term £3,855 (p. 1)
    Full-time Per Term £4,820 (p. 1)
    Day Boy Forms 4 to 8 Per Term: £9,370 (p. 1)
    Day Boy Form 3 Per Term: £8,510 (p. 1)
    Pre-Prep Form 2 Per Term: £6,455 (p. 1)
    Pre-Prep Form 1 & Rec Per Term: £6,150 (p. 1)
    All our boarders and are awarded Cathedral bursaries. Probationer Per Term: £6,500 (p. 1)
    All our boarders and are awarded Cathedral bursaries. Probationer Per Term: £6,500 Chorister Per Term: £5,870 (p. 1)
  5. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.