Oxford schools in late Victorian/Edwardian times
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Parochial or Church Schools (supported by the National Society)
| Parish | Name of school |
Details | Log books in Oxfordshire Record Office |
Notes |
| Holy Trinity |
Holy Trinity Boys' School |
In 1871 took over and rebuilt the premises of the former St Ebbe's Boys' School in Friars Street | 1872–1910 (9) | |
| Holy Trinity Girls' & Infants School | In 1846 took over a school in Blackfriars Road from St Ebbe's; moved to new school in Friars Street in 1871 | None | ||
| Holywell | Holywell Mixed School |
1872–1910 (9) 1910–1938 (4) |
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| New Hinksey |
New Hinksey Boys' School |
Started in Church of St John in 1870, moved to nearby classrooms in 1872, and a new building in 1891 | 1871–1892 (10) 1892–1945 (10) |
Merged in 1926 |
| New Hinksey Girls' School |
Started in Church of St John in 1870, moved to nearby classrooms in 1872 | 1889–1904 (6) 1904–1934 (9) |
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| New Hinksey Infants' School |
Built in School Place in 1887 | 1881–1911 (9) 1911–1931 (6) |
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| St Aldate |
St Aldate's Infants' School |
Opened in 1866. Infants transferred to St Matthew's School in 1894 | 1875–1895 (9) | |
| South Oxford Council Infants' School | Built in 1910 on site of former industrial school | 1910–1918 (2) | ||
| St Barnabas |
St Barnabas Boys' School |
This school built in in Great Clarendon Street in 1857 was formerly in St Paul's parish, but came under the new parish in 1869 | None | |
| St Barnabas Girls' & Infants' School | Built in Cardigan Street in 1857 | None | ||
| St Clement |
St Clement's Boys' School |
New school built in Cross Street in 1903 | 1863–1900 (10) | Formerly in converted Baptist Chapel in George Street |
| St Clement's Girls' School |
New school built in Boulter Street in 1891 | 1863–1906 (10) 1907–1929 (6) |
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| St Clement's Infants' School |
New school built in Bath Street in 1874 | 1908–1956 (10) | ||
| St Cross |
St Cross School | Built in 1850 | None | |
| St Cross Infants' School | Built to the east of the main school in 1857 | None | ||
| St Ebbe |
St Ebbe's Girls' School |
Built in Paradise Square in 1856. Boys attended Holy Trinity School | 1875–1910 | |
| St Frideswide |
St Frideswide's Boys' School |
Opened in South Street, Osney in 1872; moved to Binsey Lane in 1904 |
1872–1900 (9) 1900–1914 (9) 1914–1930 (9) |
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| St Frideswide's Girls' School |
Opened in the former Boys' School in South Street in 1904 | 1871–1895 (9) 1895–1936 (10) |
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| St Giles |
Felstead House Practising School |
1876–1895 (6) 1895–1914 (6), 1914–1936 (10) |
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| St Giles' Boys' School |
1863–1884 (9) | |||
| St Giles' Girls' School |
1863–1884 (9) | |||
| St Giles' Infants' School |
1869–1897 (9) 1897–1920 (6) |
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| St Mary Magdalen |
St Mary Magdalen Girls' School |
1873–1888 (9) 1888–1896 (6), 1896–1904 (6) |
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| St Mary Magdalen Girls' and Infants' School |
1904–1914 (6) 1914–1926 (6) |
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| St Mary Magdalen Infants' School |
1873–1896 (10) 1896–1901 (6) |
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| St Paul's |
St Paul's Boys' School |
1882–1899 (5) 1899–1918 (4) |
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| St Peter- in-the East |
St Peter's in the East School |
1863–1898 (9) 1899–1909 (3) |
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| St Peter- le-Bailey |
Central Girls' School | New Inn Hall Street from 1899 | 1874–1900 (9) 1900–1921 (6) |
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| St Philip & St James |
Holy Trinity Convent School (St Denys's) | 1872–1910 (10) 1910–1940 (6) |
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| St Philip
& St James Boys' School |
1883–1905 (6) 1905–1918 (3) |
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| St Thomas |
St Thomas's Boys' School |
1864–1902 (10) 1902–1927 (9) |
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| St Thomas's Girls' School |
1871–1901 (10) 1902–1923 (6) |
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| St Thomas's Infants' School |
1898–1927 (2) | |||
| Summertown | Summertown Mixed School |
1863–1874 (9) 1874–1903 (10) 1904–1925 (6) |
Board Schools (LEA after 1903)
| Parish | Name of school |
Details | Log books in Oxfordshire Record Office |
| Cowley (St John) | East Oxford British School | Opened in Union Street in 1882 | None |
Nonconformist Schools
| Parish | Name of school |
Details | Log books in Oxfordshire Record Office |
| St Mary Magdalen | British School for Girls | Baptist school in George Street | None |
| St Peter- le-Bailey |
Girls' Central School | Baptist/Wesleyan school in New Inn Hall Street | None |
| Wesleyan Boys' School |
1863–1888 (10) 1888–1928 (9) |
Roman Catholic Schools
| Parish | Name of school |
Details | Log books in Oxfordshire Record Office |
| St Clements | St Ignatius's School | None | |
| St Giles | St Aloysius School for Boys | None |
Schools in villages now taken into Oxford
| Village/Parish | Name of school |
Log books in Oxfordshire Record Office |
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| Cowley: St James |
Cowley St James National School (Infants and Juniors) |
Built in 1834 | 1863–1869 (9) |
| Cowley: St John |
Cowley St John Infants' School |
1873–1910 (9) 1910–1936 (6) |
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| Cowley St John Intermediate School |
1881–1898 (5) | ||
| Cowley: Temple Cowley |
Temple Cowley Boys' School |
1908–1949 (9) | |
| Temple Cowley Infants' School |
1903–1935 (9) | ||
| Headington: St Andrew's |
Headington National School | Kept at St Andrew's school |
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| Old Headington Infant School |
Opened in 1840. Church School | ||
| Headington: Holy Trinity |
Headington Quarry National School |
Opened in 1864 | |
| Headington Council School |
Headington's first council school, opened in Margaret Road in 1908 | ||
| Headington: Highfield |
New Headington Infant School | Opened in 1973 in Church Street, New Headington (now Perrin Street), which was part of St Andrew's parish until 1910 |
Choir Schools
| Name of school | Details |
| Christ Church Cathedral School | Founded in 1546 |
| Magdalen College School | Founded in 1480 |
| New College School | Founded c.1380 |
Other Schools
| Bluecoat School for Boys | |
| Bluecoat School for Girls | |
| Greycoat School | |
| Nixon's School | Situated in the Town Hall Yard. Founded in 1658, closed 1894. For the sons of Oxford freemen |
| Oxford High School for Girls | Opened in 1875 in the Judge's Lodgings, 16 St Giles; moved to 38 St Giles in 1878; and to 21 Banbury Road in 1880 |
| Salman's Charity School |