Burford School

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Burford School
Location
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Burford , Oxfordshire , OX18 4PL England
Coordinates	51°48′13″N 1°38′30″W / 51.803585°N 1.641663°W / 51.803585; -1.641663Coordinates: 51°48′13″N 1°38′30″W / 51.803585°N 1.641663°W / 51.803585; -1.641663
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Domine Dirige Nos ("O Lord Direct us")
Religious affiliation(s)	None
Established	1571; 450 years ago (1571)
Founders	Peter Heylin and Simon Wysdom
Local authority	Oxfordshire
Department for Education URN	138289 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Mr Derek Grimsley
Headteacher	Mrs K Haig
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,420
Houses	Falkland   Heylin   Warwick   Wysdom
Website	www.burford.oxon.sch.uk

Burford School is a mixed secondary school with academy status located in Burford, Oxfordshire, England. It is one of 40 state boarding schools in England. The school was founded by the Burford Corporation as a grammar school in 1571 and moved to its current premises on Cheltenham Road in 1957. The original building on Lawrence Lane is now used as a boarding house.^[1]

The School[]

The school accepts pupils from partnership schools in a catchment area including Bampton, Brize Norton, Burford, Clanfield, Leafield, Langford, Minster Lovell, Alvescot and the Wychwoods. The school will also support parents right to a 'first choice' school from as far afield as Witney, Lechlade, Bledington and Hook Norton.^[2] In 2018 there were 1,318 pupils at Burford School.^[3] In the Sixth Form students chose from 31 A level and Level 3 Courses.^[4] In 2012, Burford School was granted Academy Status^[5] and in 2015 the school was placed in the top 90 Secondary Schools in England.^[6]

The Boarding House is situated at the end of Lawrence Lane – a no-through lane leading to the church at the bottom of the High Street. The entrance is at the end of the lane – OX18 4RP. The boarding house, Lenthall House (/ˈlɛnθəl/ or /ˈlɛnθɔːl/) accepts international students.

School houses[]

• Falkland House - Yellow: Named after the Earl of Falkland who lived in Great Tew. He was a benefactor of Burford School and gave his name to Falkland Hall located in the town.
• Heylin House - Blue: Named after an early student and scholar of Burford School. He lived, for a time, in Minster Lovell and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
• Warwick House - Red: Named after the Earl of Warwick who was a key benefactor of the school. He contributed money towards the building of alms houses and Warwick Hall located within the town.
• Wysdom House - Green: Named after Simon Wysdom, a Burford merchant who is credited with being the key founder of Burford School in 1571.^[7]

GCSE choices[]

In Year 9 students choose the subjects they will take for their GCSE Exams in Year 10 and 11. Science, Maths, English, Physical Education and Religious Education are all compulsory.

Uganda link[]

The school has a link with Bishop Dunstan School in Kalangala, Ssese Island Uganda.^[8] Each two-year cycle a group of 14 students visit Uganda and then 14 exchange students return. The fundraising has achieved the construction of a boarding house, library and computer suite in Uganda, as well as the training of a School Nurse.

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