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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)
 
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)
New Hinksey
Infants' School
Built in School Place in 1887 1881–1911 (9)
1911–1931 (6)
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)
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)
 
St Frideswide's
Girls' School
Opened in the former Boys' School in South Street in 1904 1871–1895 (9)
1895–1936 (10)
 
St
Giles
Felstead House
Practising School
  1876–1895 (6)
1895–1914 (6),
1914–1936 (10)
 
St Giles'
Boys' School
  1863–1884 (9)  
St Giles'
Girls' School
  1863–1884 (9)  
St Giles'
Infants' School
  1869–1897 (9)
1897–1920 (6)
 
St Mary
Magdalen
St Mary Magdalen
Girls' School
  1873–1888 (9)
1888–1896 (6),
1896–1904 (6)
 
St Mary Magdalen
Girls' and Infants' School
  1904–1914 (6)
1914–1926 (6)
 
St Mary Magdalen
Infants' School
  1873–1896 (10)
1896–1901 (6)
 
St
Paul's
St Paul's
Boys' School
  1882–1899 (5)
1899–1918 (4)
 
St Peter-
in-the East
St Peter's
in the East School
  1863–1898 (9)
1899–1909 (3)
 
St Peter-
le-Bailey
Central Girls' School New Inn Hall Street from 1899 1874–1900 (9)
1900–1921 (6)
 
St Philip

St James
Holy Trinity Convent School (St Denys's)   1872–1910 (10)
1910–1940 (6)
 
St Philip & St James
Boys' School
  1883–1905 (6)
1905–1918 (3)
 
St
Thomas
St Thomas's
Boys' School
  1864–1902 (10)
1902–1927 (9)
 
St Thomas's
Girls' School
  1871–1901 (10)
1902–1923 (6)
 
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
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)
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
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  

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Last updated: 7 August, 2010