Headington Rye Oxford

Headington Rye Oxford has an outstanding academic record, consistently ranked in the Top 100 schools in the UK. A broad and balanced curriculum and flexible timetabling means girls can choose from more than 30 subjects. The School offers more than 120 extra-curricular activities each week, spanning a wide range of subjects and hobbies from rowing, dance and drama to astronomy, CCF and robotics. The School’s Boat Club is one of the most successful in the UK, operating at the top of the sport and ranking high in national and international events. Headington Rye Oxford has a range of outstanding facilities including a purpose-built Theatre, state-of-the-art Music School and Creativity & Innovation Centre: the Hive. A new boat house opened on the River Thames in 2024. Pastoral care is central to the success of the school and staff understand that girls thrive academically when they are happy in all aspects of their lives. Headington Rye Oxford’s pastoral care structure ensures that there are at least three members of staff who have a particular concern for each girl and girls can and do ask their advice about anything that troubles them. The diversity of the School’s international community (there are more than 40 nationalities in school) and the proximity to, and links with, the universities in Oxford broaden the girls’ horizons, helping to ensure that they leave Headington Rye Oxfordas self-assured young women equipped with the tools to succeed in a global society.