Wychwood School Opened
Miss Batty and Miss Lee open school at 41 Banbury Road with one pupil, Margaret Gay.
Wychwood School has a long and rich history of educating girls. From the beginning our founders had a clear vision of what a small girl’s school should be and what Wychwood girls could achieve.
Along the way the school has remained committed to that ethos, celebrated in 2017 with a 120th birthday party attended by 500 alumnae, students and parents. Our history is what makes our future so bright.
Miss Batty and Miss Lee open school at 41 Banbury Road with one pupil, Margaret Gay.
School moves to 77 Banbury Road due to growing student numbers (7 pupils).
The school moves to 3 Bradmore Road and admits boarders for the first time under housemistress Miss Rendall (16 pupils).
The school moves to 74 Banbury Road. It is named Wychwood School and adopts a forest green uniform. The Wychwood constitution is drawn up and School Council is formed. The system of Housemothers is documented for the first time.
Old Girls’ Association is formed.
The first school magazine is published.
‘The Hut’ is built allowing girls to do gym in the curriculum and drama plays.
The Climbing Tree is documented for the first time.
The school purchases 2 Bardwell Road (66 pupils).
The first Honours list is drawn up.
The school purchases 4 Bardwell Road.
Miss Snodgrass becomes Headmistress and introduces the Dalton System of learning and subject rooms replace classrooms.
The first Form Plays are performed.
The school becomes an Educational Trust and the first Board of Management is formed.
The first School Ball is held.
The new library opens.
Mrs Schuller becomes Headmistress.
A new Hut is built.
Mrs Duffill becomes Headmistress.
The school buys its first computer – a Commodore PET. Careers evenings are introduced for the Upper School twice a term.
Weekly boarding is introduced.
Wychwood girls start working toward their Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Shell girls also undertake Work Experience for the first time.
A sparkling new dining area is fitted heralding the introduction of self-service dining for pupils and staff.
The Friends of Wychwood is established.
Study girls take part in Young Enterprise for the first time.
Mrs Wingfield Digby becomes Headmistress.
The new Hall (Hut) is opened.
Mrs Johnson becomes Headmistress.
Plaque commemorating Dame Honor Fell, Wychwood Old Girl, unveiled at school by Society of Biologists.
The school celebrates its 120th year. 400 Old Girls, pupils, members of staff and friends come together for a summer birthday party.