Dragon School
Bardwell Road, Oxford, OX2 6SS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Goldsmith
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 838
- Pupils on roll
- 759
- URN
- 123288
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Telephone
- 01865315400
About this school
Dragon School is an independent school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 4 to 14 and has 759 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Dragon School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Dragon School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1931, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Dragon School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 810 |
| 2023/24 | 807 |
| 2024/25 | 796 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 257
Location
Nearby schools
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Wychwood School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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Oxford High School GDST0.4 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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St Clare's, Oxford0.5 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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Meadowbrook College0.7 miles
Academies · Oxford
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University of Oxford0.8 miles
Universities · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
- Chandlings Prep Independent schools
- Cherwell College Oxford Independent schools
- Christ Church Cathedral School Independent schools
- d'Overbroeck's Independent schools
- Emmanuel Christian School Independent schools
- Headington Rye Oxford Independent schools
- Kings Education (Oxford) Independent schools
- Magdalen College School Independent schools
- New College School Independent schools
- Oxford High School GDST Independent schools
- Oxford Montessori Schools Independent schools
- St Clare's, Oxford Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Dragon School teach?
- Dragon School teaches children aged 4 to 14. It is an independent school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of Dragon School?
- The headteacher of Dragon School is Mrs Emma Goldsmith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dragon School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Dragon School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Dragon School?
- Dragon School has 759 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 14.
- Is Dragon School full?
- Dragon School has capacity for 838 pupils and 759 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dragon School a faith school?
- No. Dragon School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dragon School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Dragon School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.