OHS News
| Exam Results - August 2008
Exam Results Another Stunning Year!! Our A Level students thoroughly deserve their wonderful results gaining 75.40% A grades and 91.67% A/B grades, with two thirds sweeping straight A grades. more... |
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A Snapshot of the year that was 2007/08
As we look back over a year’s activities and achievements at Oxford High School we are continually impressed and amazed by the busy, focused and successful lives our students lead. more... |
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OXFORD HIGH GRADED OUTSTANDING IN RECENT OFSTED INSPECTION
OFSTED made an unscheduled visit to our Nursery and Reception classes. We are thrilled at the outcome which gave “outstanding” as the overall grade. more... |
| HEADMISTRESS ENGAGED AS WAITRESS AT STUDENT PARTY
Lunch was a very different experience for some Year 9 students who found themselves invited to a party in the Head’s study. more... |
| REUNION 1965 LEAVERS
Head welcomes Alumnae who left 43 years ago! Twenty old girls who left school in 1965 celebrated a memorable reunion at a Luncheon on Saturday 19th April. Initiated by Louise Robertson (Brown) and hosted by the Headmistress, for many it was the first time back in 43 years! more... |
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OHS Physicist wins scholarship to Canada in the summer
Charlotte Mason has once again set out to conquer the world of Physics. She must be congratulated on her winning of a scholarship to the International Summer School for Young Physicists at the University of Waterloo in Canada. more... |
| Year 13 Siemens trip
On April 15th the Year 13 Physicists once again leaped onto public transport see the world of Physics in action. Siemens Magnet Technology gave us a fascinating lecture on the principles of the MRI scanners they make. more... |
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GCSE Drama
The current Year Elevens have recently put on Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter, a play about a group of seven-year-olds set in the Forest of Dean. Their childish games go horribly wrong… more... |
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AS Drama
For their AS exam, the Year Twelves performed a piece of naturalistic theatre, which they themselves had devised, about secrets and lies and how they can destroy a family. more... |
| FOxHS Quiz Night – March 2008
This year the quiz was set by a team of teachers – Wendy Burdett, Mike Gallacher, Mari Girling and Jonathan Nicholl. more... |
| Head's Letter - March 2008
I don’t ever recall finishing term on Maundy Thursday and by the time you receive this I expect that many Easter eggs will have been consumed. more... |
| Corinium, Year 8 – February 2008
Towards the end of February the Year 8s set off for Corinium. After a frustratingly slow journey we arrived, enthusiastic and ready to get stuck into the various activities. more... |
| Competition Winners
Congratulations to Alice Eccles and Eva Masmanian who have both recently won competitions with their artwork. more... |
| Year 9 Health Day
On Wednesday February 27th Year 9 had a day off-timetable for a series of sessions promoting a healthy lifestyle. more... |
| SHANGHAI OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY
On a wintry December day in Shanghai, the special ceremony to mark the beginning of the building of our new school in Shanghai took place. more... |
| PREFECTS INDUCTION CEREMONY
The Headmistress led the annual ceremony, where the new Prefects were introduced to the school, and which took place on a particularly beautiful North Oxford winter’s day on Friday, 8th February. more... |
| Chinese Visit - January 2008
Oxford High School hosted a visit on Thursday 31st January by RenDaFuZhong, The High School affiliated to Renmin University of China in Beijing. more... |
| Year 12 Residential fieldtrip to Slapton, Devon – January 2008
We carried on the long tradition of the Year 12 Geographers’ annual residential visit to the Slapton Ley Field Study Centre in South Devon....... more... |
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Head's Letter - January 2008
January 2008 start of term letter more... |
| Staff v Sixth Form Netball – December 2007
The Staff were challenged by the Sixth Form netball team to a match at the end of the Christmas term. Hopes were high in the staff room but horribly dashed by the girls’ rather impressive performance. more... |
| Staff Panto – December 2007
Not content with standing at the front of a classroom all day, the staff feel the need to be centre stage, too! more... |
| Head's
Letter - December 2007
December 2007 end of term letter. more... |
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Grease – November 2007
OHS joined up with MCS for a fantastic production of the hit musical Grease. View the image gallery here. |
| Sheldonian
Concert - November 2007
Here are some photos of the recent Sheldonian concert. The programme included Orff’s Carmina Burana. Girls from Senior Choir, Chamber Choir, Senior Orchestra, The Muses and The Barberinas gave stunning performances. more... |
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Dianne Hofmeyr talks to Year 7 - November 2007
We were delighted to welcome the award-winning author Dianne Hofmeyr, who came to talk to Year 7 in the library, about her latest novel, Eye of the Moon,a gripping tale set in Ancient Egypt in the eighteenth dynasty. more... |
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Duchess of Malfi - November 2007
A small cast of sixth formers performed The Duchess of Malfi to a packed hall on November 9th. To get a sense of the intensity of the production and how it could move and terrify an audience have a look at these photos. more... |
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50 years at Belbroughton Road
Saturday 3rd November 2007 was a glorious autumnal day on which to celebrate the 132nd birthday of the Oxford High School and 50 years at Belbroughton Road. more... |
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Oxford High Celebrates 132nd Birthday and 50 years at Belbroughton Road The Headmistress led a moving assembly on Friday, 2nd November which celebrated 50 years at Belbroughton Road and the 132nd birthday. more... |
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Images of the opening of OHS at Belbroughton Road 50 years ago
View an image gallery of the opening of Oxford High School at Belbroughton Road 50 years ago here... |
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Young Poets: OHS winners - October 2007
We are delighted that Arabella Currie and Ivy Callaway have been selected from 10,000 entries in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year award. On National Poetry Day (4 October) the girls travelled to the Unicorn Theatre in London more... |
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Visit to the Cambridge Greek Play – October 2007
On a brisk sunny day a group of 30 Greek students set out to Cambridge for a fun-filled day of a lecture, a play (this year it was Medea) and sightseeing. Who would have thought that 60 miles could take so long! more... |
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Biology Field Trip - September 2007
If given the choice, it is unlikely that many people would choose to spend their 18th Birthday counting freshwater shrimp or yarrow plants, but this year two Year 13s weren’t given the choice, more... |
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9 visit to Fishbourne and Portchester - September 2007
On a beautifully sunny (but definitely autumnal) day, Year 9 set out to Fishbourne to visit the palace of King Cogidubnus (or Togidubnus) as featured in their text book. more... |
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Geography trip to Iceland
The day after GCSE results were out a group of 24 Geographers from Years 11, 12 and 13 along with Ms Yeo, Miss Lane and Mrs Stone headed off for the cooler climes of southern and eastern Iceland. more... |
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Annual Fund Expenditure 2006/2007
The Annual Fund 2006/7 has enabled the school to make these purchases over and above our general budget. Six interactive whiteboards, six tablet laptops, Reception furniture, 100 cycle racks, cycle park paving, security fence and electric gate, more... |
| Head's
Letter - September 2007
September 2007 start of term letter. more... |