St Edward's School
St Edward's School, Private boarding school in Oxford, England
Description
St Edward's School is an independent boarding school in the Summertown area of northern Oxford. The grounds include Victorian brick buildings, newer classrooms, sports facilities, and an arts center that opens to the public for performances.
History
A clergyman founded the institution in the mid-nineteenth century to educate boys from families with modest means. After a severe storm damaged the original buildings, the school moved to its current location.
Culture
The name honors Edward the Confessor, an Anglo-Saxon king who ruled in the eleventh century. Students between thirteen and eighteen years old live together in houses on campus, forming a residential community where daily routines follow a boarding tradition.
Practical
The grounds sit north of the city center and connect via bus routes passing through Summertown. Visitors can enter the arts center during public performances, while other areas remain private school property.
Did you know?
The theater on campus produces its own plays and takes its name from a former fortification used during the English Civil War. A swimming pool once occupied the site where the theater now stands.
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