Headington School, Oxford
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| Motto | Fight the Good Fight of Faith |
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| Established | 1915 |
| Type | Independent all-female |
| Location | Oxford, England |
| Website | Headington School Oxford |
Headington School is an independent girls' school in Headington, Oxford, England founded in 1915.
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[edit] Academics
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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Notable Alumnae
- Barbara Woodhouse, TV personality and dog trainer
- Emma Watson, actress (currently doing her A Levels)sat for her AS Levels last year and got 4 A1s for her AS Levels subjects.
- Julia Somerville, BBC presenter
- Elinor Lyon, children's author [1]
Christina Onassis
Other notable alumnae at Headington include Rowan Atkinson's daughter Lily used to attend the Preparatory Department, and Brian Eno's daughter Darla currently attends the school, while his other daughter Irial left last year.
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