New College School
2 Savile Road, Oxford, OX1 3UA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 13
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Dr Matthew Jenkinson
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 146
- URN
- 123291
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865285560
About this school
New College School is a boys' independent school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 4 to 13 and has 146 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected New College 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
New College School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1936, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How New College 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 | 158 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 38
Location
Nearby schools
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The Eckersley School of English0.3 miles
Other types · Oxford
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University of Oxford0.4 miles
Universities · Oxford
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Christ Church Cathedral School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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Oxford Media & Business School0.6 miles
Other types · Oxford
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Magdalen College School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Oxford
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- Emmanuel Christian School Independent schools
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- Kings Education (Oxford) Independent schools
- Magdalen 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 New College School teach?
- New College School teaches children aged 4 to 13. It is an independent school in Oxford.
- Who is the headmaster of New College School?
- The headmaster of New College School is Dr Matthew Jenkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New College School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New College 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 New College School?
- New College School has 146 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 13.
- Is New College School full?
- New College School has capacity for 160 pupils and 146 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 New College School a faith school?
- No. New College School has no designated religious character.
- Does New College 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 New College 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.