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Muddy Best Schools Guide
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Summer Fields School, Oxford
A top prep day and boarding school in Oxford that’s hidden away in 70 stunning acres leading to the Cherwell River.
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Beachborough School
Hard to find fault with this lovely co-ed prep school on the Bucks/Northants borders – lovely vibe and great results. Click through for my full verdict.
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Rye St Antony, Oxford
An day/boarding school for girls 3-18, and boys 3-11 years, Rye St Antony is non-selective, friendly, non-hothousy independent option a mile from central Oxford.
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RUPERT HOUSE SCHOOL
Rupert House prep school is bang in the middle of Henley, so a different proposition to the country estate-style schools that proliferate around the county. This review has been updated (April 2017) with the latest facts and figures.
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THE ABBEY SCHOOL
This impressive Reading girls’ day school is unusual for its central location. Check out my review here, or visit the Junior Open Day on Friday.
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D’OVERBROECK’S, OXFORD
And now for something completely different – d’Overbroeck’s School in Oxford, a multisite school in the centre of the city with an impressive ethos and great results to boot. Definitely worth reading if you’re looking for calm, engaged children.
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Ashfold School, Dorton
This bucolic co-ed prep school for day pupils and boarders in the rolling hills of mid Buckinghamshire was the first school to go under the microscope in our now well established Muddy Best Schools Guide – but does it still stand up to scrutiny?
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Moulsford School, Moulsford-on-Thames
A highly regarded boy’s prep school with weekly boarding in South Oxfordshire in a stonkingly lovely setting by the river, with a strong reputation for sport.
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Wychwood School, Oxford
Into the centre of Oxford we go – literally a hop and skip from St Aldates – to Wychwood School, a day and boarding school for girls with a huge emphasis here pastoral care, nurture and personal development.
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St Edward’s School, Oxford
St Edward’s School in Summertown, Oxford is one of the very few city-based boarding schools in the UK, with a quad to rival the Oxford colleges and a reputation for friendliness and inclusivity.
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