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'Best of the Best'

Tue, 3 Mar 2026 13:33:59 GMT

We are delighted to announce that New College School has been recognised in ‘The Best of the Best Prep Schools’ in the most recent The Week Independent Schools Guide.

Year 6 Ballet Trip

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 15:00:42 GMT

Year 8 Science Masterclass

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:59:26 GMT

Planetary Interiors Workshop

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:58:34 GMT

Charities

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:09:04 GMT

Wykeham Day

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:56:36 GMT

School Council

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:09:24 GMT

Partnerships

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:09:39 GMT

Eco-Committee

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:09:54 GMT

NCS pupils have contributed with great gusto towards our eco-objectives this year, giving proof to the words of Greta Thunberg that “you are never too young to make a difference”!

Bach & Haydn Concert

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:49:45 GMT

‘Henry IV, Part 1’

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:48:52 GMT

Mock Election

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:47:53 GMT

French Day

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:46:45 GMT

Oxford Children’s Chamber Orchestra (OCCO)

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:45:35 GMT

SHTEAM Festival: The World of Water

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:44:16 GMT

We celebrated our annual SHTEAM festival on The World of Water with an action-packed week in March.

Young Art Oxford

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:43:34 GMT

The theme for this year’s Young Art Oxford was My Future World.

Holloway Lecture: Dominic Sandbrook

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:42:24 GMT

It was our great pleasure to welcome Dr Dominic Sandbrook as our 2024 Holloway Lecturer.

Combe Mill

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:41:14 GMT

Wendover Woods

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:40:43 GMT

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:39:50 GMT

Mahler's Symphony no. 3

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:38:49 GMT

At the very end of Trinity, the NCS Chamber Choir and the ladies of the NCS Choral Society took part in a very special concert.

Young Geographer of the Year

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:37:09 GMT

Six visionary NCS boys prepared entries for ‘The Young Geographer of the Year’ competition run by The Royal Geographical Society.

Spring Service & College Day

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:34:39 GMT

Our Spring Service and College Day provided some of the highlights of the final week of Hilary.

Scholars’ Masterclass and Recital

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:33:13 GMT

'Pinocchio'

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:31:03 GMT

Beating the Bounds

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:30:15 GMT

Choristers

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:10:40 GMT

Puppetry Workshop

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:28:56 GMT

Primary Maths Challenge

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:28:14 GMT

TED Talks

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:26:55 GMT

Insects Workshop

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:25:53 GMT

Hill End

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:24:40 GMT

World Book Day & NCS Literature Festival

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:23:55 GMT

According to much social media, newspaper columnists, and anecdotal chatting, “children these days don’t read.”

Year 8 Leavers' Evening

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:23:01 GMT

Sicily

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:21:11 GMT

Pen-y-Ghent

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:20:25 GMT

Normandy

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:19:26 GMT

Years 3-5 Activities Week

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:18:46 GMT

Year 6 Science Masterclass

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:17:50 GMT

Year 6 were excited to welcome Dr Katrina Pollock just before the end of term.

Purcell’s ‘Fairy Queen’

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:16:53 GMT

This year’s Hilary concert was particularly special.

Year 3 at the Ashmolean

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:23:56 GMT

Year 3 visited the Ancient Middle East gallery to consolidate their learning on the great civilisation of Ancient Sumer.

Official Opening of the New Building

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:12:52 GMT

The formal grand opening of the new building in September was a wonderful event. Hundreds of people came to enjoy the morning, representing past and present families, colleagues, governors, friends and supporters.

Christmas Fair

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:51:49 GMT

'Henry V'

Fri, 6 Oct 2023 08:47:39 GMT

In November all the boys in Years 7 and 8 put on two excellent performances of Shakespeare’s Henry V.

'Toad of Toad Hall'

Fri, 6 Oct 2023 08:46:43 GMT

The Drama Club presented its first production, Toad of Toad Hall, in February: a story told through the eyes of the ‘Wild Wooders’.

Steinway Artist Masterclass

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:17:02 GMT

On Thursday 6 October, NCS pupils took a train to London. Their first port of call was the Wallace Collection, where, guided through the exhibits by Mr Neal, the boys spent an hour soaking in the rich artistic treasures of the Italian Renaissance and French Baroque.

Spring Service & College Day

Fri, 6 Oct 2023 08:44:15 GMT

This year saw a new addition to the NCS ritual year: our very first ‘Spring Service’.

Holloway Lecture: Tim Harford

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:17:33 GMT

This year’s Holloway Lecture, the centrepiece of our SHTEAM Festival and one of our partnership events, was given by the economist, journalist and broadcaster Tim Harford.

Reading in Interesting Locations

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:18:03 GMT

This year’s ‘reading in interesting places’ competition once again achieved its aim of generating a wide range of very interesting entries.

Year 7 Rivers Fieldwork

Fri, 6 Oct 2023 08:41:27 GMT

On 16 May, Year 7 boys along with Mr Gardner and Miss Peppiatt, went on a Geography field trip to Combe Mill near Long Hanborough to study the Evenlode and its ecosystems.