Oundle School

Oundle School has long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. We take seriously our responsibility to our pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute, but never arrogant.

We warmly welcome pupils who have open, curious minds and an appetite to make the most of opportunities available. "The pupils in our care are at the heart of all that we do and every decision we make. The education we provide aims to develop in our pupils the skills, attitudes and habits of mind that will sustain them throughout a long life, enabling them to flourish both at School and beyond."

"Oundle School has long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding education. The individual child is central to our vision."

Oundle is also at the heart of a really beautiful part of the world and the town itself is stunning. We are connected to the whole of the UK and as a result, we genuinely are a national boarding school. When you add to that the importance of our day-pupil community and their families, and the Oundle families across the world, the particular depth and richness of our pupils’ experience becomes clear.

Beyond location, Oundle has always been known for educational innovation. STEM subjects are central to its vision and more recently the school has embedded a love of learning beyond the tyranny of exams (as a result of which, performance in exams has strengthened). As one pupil said to me early on…

The pupils in our care are at the heart of all that we do and every decision we make. The education we provide aims to develop in our pupils the skills, attitudes and habits of mind that will sustain them throughout a long life, enabling them to flourish both at School and beyond. This vision informs every element of the School’s leadership and practice.

Our criteria for success are not limited to what happens at School: we wish to support the intellectual, spiritual, physical, emotional and social growth of our pupils, so that they may become happy, balanced contributors to society. We encourage aspiration and abhor arrogance, nurturing open minds, authentic self-belief and a sense of service.

We believe that boarding offers the best environment within which to realise these educational ambitions, with day pupils involved fully in the breadth offered by such an education. We also believe in the intrinsic value of partnership and outreach to the various communities of which we form part.