Josca’s School (when it was in Headington)
Josca’s Preparatory School used to stand on the site of St Luke’s Hospital in Latimer Road.
In 1956 a small group of people, teachers, and parents set up their own school to prepare boys for Common Entrance. Originally the school only had about ten pupils including the three Farrell brothers, and was based in an outbuilding in the Farrells' garden. It was named Josca’s after the nickname of the eldest brother, Julian Farrell.
The Headmaster soon purchased a large house in Latimer Road, and the school grew, taking in weekly boarders as well as day boys. But the owners of the house in 1969 wished to sell the site and the school had to move. From April 1970 the 70 boys were transported each day to the new school site at Frilford Heath.