Contact Details

Oswestry School
Upper Brook Street
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY11 2TL

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Tel: +44 (0)1691 655711

Fax:+44 (0)1691 662726
Head: Mr Douglas Robb
Admissions: Mrs Sarah Hicklin
Email: admissions@oswestryschool.org.uk
Website: www.oswestryschool.org.uk

Summary
Gender: Co-educational
Type: Prep/Junior School up to 11
Senior School 11-18
Year Founded: 1407
Religion: Non-denominational
Age Range: 4 - 18 years
Age Range of Boarders: 9 - 18 years
Total Number of Students: 452
Prep: 110 Senior: 252 Sixth Form: 90
Number of Boarders: 125
Number of International Boarders: 72
Boarding Fees for year 2010/2011:
5,950 - 7,030 per term
Registration fee: 50
Deposit: 1500
Educational programmes offered:
Long term boarding,
2 year GCSEs, A levels

Staff

Mrs Sarah Hicklin

Registrar
Email: admissions@oswestryschool.org.uk

Location
Setting:Town
Nearest Airport(s)
Manchester - 60/75 mins
Transfer is currently 65.
Birmingham & Liverpool - 60
miles
Nearest Station(s)
Gobowen - 10 mins by taxi

Oswestry School
What is special/unique about the school?
The School is proud of its warm, caring family atmosphere
and has a modern outlook while respecting traditional
values. Individual care and attention enables us to motivate
pupils to make academic and personal progress. Class sizes
are small and the teacher:pupil ratio is very generous,
allowing every individual pupil to find the opportunity to
excel. Quality teaching enables pupils to reach their
academic potential, as well as acquiring skills, confidence
and leadership qualities by participation in a broad range
of activities and taking on various responsibilities.
Description of EAL/EFL provision
Tuition in English is provided both in small groups and on a one:one basis.Teaching is based in a
centrally located classroom which is equipped with specialised EFL resources. Students are
prepared for the following examinations: Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English; First
Certificate in English and Cambridge Preliminary English Test. IELTS. Lessons are currently 280
per term.
Entry requirements for international students
We require a copy of the students latest school report and, where applicable, predicted exam
grades. Students, particularly those requiring GCSE or A level entry,Years 10 and 12, will be asked
to sit our Maths and English tests and indicate the level of English. Sixth Form entry - 5 or more
GCSE or equivalent passes, grades A to C, preferably at least a B in subjects to be studied at A
level.
School Profile
Oswestry School is a co-educational
day and boarding school with
boarders aged 9 to 18.
Founded in 1407, the School moved
to its present site in 1776, located on
the outskirts of the town. Its beautiful
grounds and playing fields occupy a
site of 50 acres and we enjoy a safe
and semi-rural surroundings.There is
an ongoing programme of building
and refurbishment; recently, the
School opened a new dining hall and
tennis courts. Recent developments
include a Sixth Form boys boarding house in 2006, a new teaching block in 2008 and
refurbishment of the younger boys boarding house in 2009 .The School already benefits from a
20 metre heated swimming pool and the addition of sports hall is next on the list of
developments.
The School aims to maintain discipline and good manners in all aspects, and operates as a
community which seeks to safeguard the rights of the individual, respecting all faiths and none.We
offer an excellent dining facility providing a wide range of healthy options and can cater for
specific dietry needs.
We provide 3 well-equipped boarding houses, with a full and varied programme of after school
and weekend activities available. Each house is run by the Houseparents, who are resident during
term time, supported by a caring team.

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