The Dragon School is a
private school across two sites in
Oxford, England. The Dragon
Pre-Prep (children aged 4–7) and
Prep School (children aged 8–13) are both co-educational schools. The Dragon Prep School was founded in 1877 as the Oxford Preparatory School. It takes day pupils and
boarders.
Originally established for boys, the Dragon School also accepted a small number of day girls with a close connection to the school, first admitting girls as boarders in 1994. The school educates children aged 4 to 13 in two sites in
North Oxford:
Bardwell Road and Richards Lane. Boarding starts at 8 and there are 10 boarding houses, including one
weekly-boarding house.
Dragon Lane runs along the edge of the school immediately to the west.
History
The school was founded by a committee of Oxford
dons, among whom the most active was a Mr George. In honour of
Saint George, the group decided to call themselves Dragons.[1]
Teaching started in September 1877 at rooms in Balliol Hall, located in
St Giles', central Oxford, under A. E. Clarke.[2] The school expanded and moved within two years to 17
Crick Road, which became known as "School House".[3]Charles Cotterill Lynam (known as the "Skipper") took over as headmaster in 1886.
In 1894, Lynam took out a lease on land at the current site at
Bardwell Road in central
North Oxford, just to the west of the
River Cherwell. £4,000 was raised through subscriptions from local parents for the erection of new school buildings[4] and the move was completed within a year. The school was known as Oxford Preparatory School and also Lynam's, but gradually its current name was adopted.
The Dragon School became the second school to take part in the
Harrow History Prize in 1895. Over the years, many of its pupils have won this prize, an early winner being Kit Lynam. The school was run for many years by the Lynam family.[5]
The school has become notable for its large number of eminent alumni.[6]
Heads
The following have been Heads of the school, several from the Lynam family:[5]
^Jaques, C. H. (1977). "I: Beginnings". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 1–7.
^Jaques, C. H. (1977). "II: The Crick Road Era". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 7–21.
^Jaques, C. H. (1977). "III: To Bardwell Road". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 22–35.
^
abJaques, C. H. (1977). "A Table showing the Dragon descendants, boys and staff, of Charles Lynam of Stock-on-Trent". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 10–11.
The Dragon School is a
private school across two sites in
Oxford, England. The Dragon
Pre-Prep (children aged 4–7) and
Prep School (children aged 8–13) are both co-educational schools. The Dragon Prep School was founded in 1877 as the Oxford Preparatory School. It takes day pupils and
boarders.
Originally established for boys, the Dragon School also accepted a small number of day girls with a close connection to the school, first admitting girls as boarders in 1994. The school educates children aged 4 to 13 in two sites in
North Oxford:
Bardwell Road and Richards Lane. Boarding starts at 8 and there are 10 boarding houses, including one
weekly-boarding house.
Dragon Lane runs along the edge of the school immediately to the west.
History
The school was founded by a committee of Oxford
dons, among whom the most active was a Mr George. In honour of
Saint George, the group decided to call themselves Dragons.[1]
Teaching started in September 1877 at rooms in Balliol Hall, located in
St Giles', central Oxford, under A. E. Clarke.[2] The school expanded and moved within two years to 17
Crick Road, which became known as "School House".[3]Charles Cotterill Lynam (known as the "Skipper") took over as headmaster in 1886.
In 1894, Lynam took out a lease on land at the current site at
Bardwell Road in central
North Oxford, just to the west of the
River Cherwell. £4,000 was raised through subscriptions from local parents for the erection of new school buildings[4] and the move was completed within a year. The school was known as Oxford Preparatory School and also Lynam's, but gradually its current name was adopted.
The Dragon School became the second school to take part in the
Harrow History Prize in 1895. Over the years, many of its pupils have won this prize, an early winner being Kit Lynam. The school was run for many years by the Lynam family.[5]
The school has become notable for its large number of eminent alumni.[6]
Heads
The following have been Heads of the school, several from the Lynam family:[5]
^Jaques, C. H. (1977). "I: Beginnings". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 1–7.
^Jaques, C. H. (1977). "II: The Crick Road Era". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 7–21.
^Jaques, C. H. (1977). "III: To Bardwell Road". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 22–35.
^
abJaques, C. H. (1977). "A Table showing the Dragon descendants, boys and staff, of Charles Lynam of Stock-on-Trent". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 10–11.