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Co-ed independent school in Oxford, with over 70 years' experience, offering a first class education.
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St Clare’s, Oxford specialises in teaching the International Baccalaureate Diploma, University-level academic courses, and English as a Foreign Language. Throughout the academic year, students from over 40 countries attend our two centres. The Banbury Road Campus was the first IB school to be established in England, and at the Bardwell Road Centre, our adult courses boast a quality of tuition and multi-cultural community that is hard to rival. Students live and study in the elegant north of Oxford, where, in addition to our state-of-the-art teaching facilities, St Clare’s owns 19 residential houses, housing up to 325 students. Across all our courses, students are taught and guided by expert teachers in a supportive, friendly and truly international environment, which equips them for further study, a fulfilled life and responsible world citizenship.

14/10/2026

As part of our Black History Month celebrations, a group of students joined a cooking class where they made jollof rice using the recipe shared with us last year by Ruth Mojisola!

14/10/2026

We’ve just said a warm farewell to the second of our two visiting groups from St Mary of the Hills in Argentina 👋🌍 During their week at St Clare’s, they took part in our British Culture and TOK course, explored Oxford’s museums and landmarks, joined our Higher Education fair, and got involved in CAS sports. The week ended with a TOK exhibition, where they shared their ideas with their peers.

It was a pleasure hosting both groups - we wish all of the students every success in their future studies and hope to welcome them back again soon! 💙

13/10/2026

As part of Black History Month, we’re reflecting on the events and activities that have taken place at St Clare’s to celebrate and honour Black history, culture, and creativity.

🎨 Created artwork inspired by Titus Kaphar and Lubaina Himid

🎤 Heard from adventurer and campaigner Genny Brown about skiing across Greenland, her Lyme disease journey and the importance of self-advocacy in health

🎥 Welcomed documentary maker Femi Nylander, who shared his insights into filmmaking and the experiences of sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco

☕ Shared an Eritrean coffee ceremony with Asina and Macca Teclehaimanot

🍲 Cooked jollof rice with Rebecca Pyrah

🎶 Sang freedom songs and learned reggae rhythms

🎥 Watched The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

💻 Explored how bias can be built into AI with Joy Buolamwini’s work

A month of reflection, creativity, and inspiration.

In the coming days, we’ll be sharing more moments from the month!

13/10/2026

Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths! 🔬 It’s named after Ada Lovelace, whose 1840s notes on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine include what is often described as the first computer program, and it honours women working in every corner of STEM.

At St Clare’s, we wanted to hear from some of those women in our own community. Our teachers and students talk about the subjects they love, what pulled them towards STEM in the first place, and where they hope it takes them. They also share advice for any woman weighing up a STEM path of her own.

13/10/2026

We welcomed the Oxford HOOPS YBL Blue Team to St Clare’s on Friday for a friendly scrimmage, with six games played in 10-minute segments. 🏀

Our team made a strong start and stayed in control throughout, winning by around 20 points thanks to great teamwork, communication and quick ball movement!

Just as impressive was the attitude on show from both sides. Players supported one another, respected their opponents and officials, and played with real maturity and enthusiasm.

Thanks to Oxford HOOPS for a fantastic session, and well done to all involved! 👏

12/10/2026

The second seminar in the "𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲" series takes place on Wednesday!

Join our speaker Professor Charles Spence, as he explores "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀: 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲".

We look forward to seeing you there!

📆 14 October
⏰ 16:30 - 17:30
📍 3 Bardwell Road

*𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘚𝘵 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧

12/10/2026

An incredible night at Wembley Stadium! Our International College students soaked up the atmosphere at the England v Czekia match last week - an unforgettable experience ⚽💙

09/10/2026

A strong performance from the St Clare's girls' football team against Bristol Grammar yesterday! 💪 The team showed excellent teamwork, determination, and resilience throughout the match, creating some excellent chances and working hard for one another from start to finish.

Well done to all the players for representing the school so positively! ⚽

09/10/2026

As always, we love welcoming alumni back to St Clare's! 💙 It was an absolute pleasure to reconnect with Charley Fan (IB01), who visited us this week with his younger sister Julia. Charley also had the chance to catch up with his personal tutor, Vicky Watson, which made the visit even more special!

08/10/2026

A blue plaque celebrating Alec Peterson (left), widely regarded as the founder of the IB Diploma, was unveiled in Headington on 26 September.

Alec was chairman of governors at St Clare's, and his support helped bring the IB to the school. He went on to become the first director of the International Baccalaureate Organisation in Geneva, and the programme is now taught in more than 6,000 schools across over 160 countries.

As the oldest IB school in the UK, we're proud of the part we played in that story. When we introduced the programme in the 1970s, St Clare's was described as a "pioneer" for adopting it, and the IB still sits at the heart of our values of openness, respect and international mindedness.

Read more ➡️ https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/26594315.new-blue-plaque-unveiled-oxford-father-ib/

Address

139 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX27AL

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.stclares.ac.uk/

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