Headington School, Oxford

Infobox Secondary school
name = Headington School

motto = Fight the Good Fight of Faith
type = Independent all-female
city = Oxford
country = England
established = 1915
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website = [http://www.headington.org/school/hs_home.htm Headington School Oxford]

Headington School is an independent girls' school in Headington, Oxford, England founded in 1915.

General

The main school is an all girls, uniform secondary school for girls aged 11–18. The school has boarders (full, weekly and flexible boarding) and day girls. The school motto is 'AΓΩNIZOY TON KAΛON AΓΩNA THΣ ΠIΣTEΩΣ', a quotation (in Koine Greek) from 1 Timothy 6.12, meaning 'Fight the Good Fight of Faith'. 'Fight the Good Fight' is also the school song. There is also a feeder school, Headington Preparatory School for girls aged 3–11. Over 900 girls attend both schools and it is top in the country for A level I.C.T.

The "Good Schools Guide" called the Headington "A delightful school, [which] nurtures and entertains its pupils while at the same time achieving excellent academic results. [It is f] un and stimulating to be at." [http://goodschoolsguide.co.uk/school/headington-school.html]

Facilities

There is a newly built theatre, with visiting drama groups and music concerts. Other buildings include the Dining Room, extensive Art Department and three laboratories.

Notable Alumnae

*Elinor Lyon, children's author. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4131995.ece Elinor Lyon: children's author | Times Online Obituary ] ]
*Christina Onassis
*Julia Somerville, former BBC News & ITV News presenter
*Emma Watson, Actress, got 4 A1s for her AS Levels subjects and 3 As for her A levels subjects
*Barbara Woodhouse, TV personality and dog trainer

Other notable alumnae at Headington include Rowan Atkinson's daughter Lily, who used to attend the Preparatory Department, and Brian Eno's daughter Darla currently attends the school, while his other daughter Irial left in 2006.

References

External links

* [http://www.headington.org/ Headington School Oxford]
* [http://goodschoolsguide.co.uk/school/headington-school.html Profile at the Good Schools Guide]
* [http://www.headingtonprep.org/prep/ Headington Preparatory School]
* [http://www.hsobc.co.uk/ Headington School Boat Club]