Abingdon Preparatory School
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Independent school
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preparatory school
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
in the rural
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setting of Frilford
Frilford
Frilford is a hamlet and civil parish about west of Abingdon, at the junction of the A415 and A338 roads. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 Boundary Changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.-Archaeology:...
, near Abingdon
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Abingdon or archaically Abingdon-on-Thames is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Vale of White Horse district. Previously the county town of Berkshire, Abingdon is one of several places that claim to be Britain's oldest continuously occupied town, with...
, Oxfordshire
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, England
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. It is part of the Abingdon Foundation
Abingdon Foundation
Abingdon Foundation is a collective name for two independent schools based in and near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. It consists of Abingdon Preparatory School and Abingdon School. Collectively they offer education from age 4 to 18....
– a collective name for both it, and Abingdon School
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a British day and boarding independent school for boys situated in Abingdon, Oxfordshire , previously known as Roysse's School. In 1998 a formal merger took place between Abingdon School and Josca's, a preparatory school four miles to the west at Frilford...
. Abingdon Preparatory School caters for boys between 4 and 13. The school was founded in 1956 with 5 pupils; by 2007 there were 251 pupils.
In 2007, development costing £3 million – bringing a new sports hall, changing rooms, class rooms, and an art room – was completed. The school has a large sports field – especially large considering the size of the school. In recent years, a bridge over the busy A415 road has been built connecting the school on one side of the road to its sports fields on the other.
The school's most recent inspection report
Inspection
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was undertaken by the Independent Schools Inspectorate
Independent Schools Inspectorate
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(ISI) branch of the Independent Schools Council
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(ISC) during January and February 2011. The report found that: 'The pupils’ achievement and progress throughout the school is outstanding', and that 'Excellent teaching enables pupils to
achieve high standards and they are very well prepared for the next stage of their
education.'
The acting headmaster for Spring term 2011 was Mike Rees. Crispin Hyde-Dunn, previously Deputy Head at King's College School, Cambridge, has been appointed as the new Headmaster and took up this position in April 2011.
The headmistress of Abingdon School is Felicity Lusk.