In the Press
2020
Advent at Christ Church Cathedral School means singing - and lots of it...
Oxford Times, 3rd December, 2020
Henry VIII met Harry Potter at School as we marked World Book Day
Oxford Mail, 6th March, 2020
A record number of boys had a taste of life as a Chorister at Christ Church Cathedral.
Oxford Times, 6th February, 2020
Our country has been blessed in the past and in the present is being served by prodigiously hard-working MPs and civil servants.
Oxford Times, 6th February, 2020
2019
Our Head of English has introduced a whole set of Desert Island evenings for our pupils and parents. Last week it was Desert Island Places. The boys prepared pictures of the places which meant most to them.
Oxford Times, 12th December, 2019
Everything we saw of Susanna leads us to suspect that she was someone who was here to serve.
Oxford Times, 14th November, 2019
Richard Murray, Headmaster of Christ Church Cathedral School, on Labour's plans for the private sector.
Oxford Times, 17th October, 2019
Twelve Christ Church boys will be singing in Pembroke for the first time, a fact which means that our School will now provide boys for three different choirs.
Oxford Times, 19th September, 2019
As school exchanges tend to be less popular; it's more important than ever to plan trips abroad...
Oxford Times, 25th July, 2019
Alice's Wonderland is, of course, based very firmly on a real place, Oxford, and in particular Christ Church.
Oxford Times, 30th May, 2019
Who could not have been affected by watching the inferno which struck Notre Dame two weeks ago?
Oxford Times, 2nd May, 2019
Our pupils paraded through Tom Quad in their Easter bonnets vefore a service in the Cathedral followed by an Easter Egg hunt in the Cathedral garden
Oxford Times , 11th April, 2019
It is clear from the history of Christ Church that the institution has produced people who have profoundly and positively affected the wider world.
Oxford Times, 28th February, 2019
Have you got the voice to join our Choristers?
Oxford Times, 31st January, 2019
A CHARITY is collaborating with singers in Oxford to create a new accessible 'pop up choir'. Soundabout, based in Didcot, and the Jericho Singers have created the group, who will meet monthly, to ...
Oxford Mail, 22nd January, 2019
2018
Puzzles quicken the brain. at least that is what our Classics Master hopes when on Friday afternoons he puts up in the classroom something like\; Monster beheaded by hero in marshy drama.
Oxford Times, 20th December, 2018
"Learning a language is the nearest thing to travelling..."
Oxford Times, 22nd November, 2018
Three of our senior pupils planned a commemorative project to find out as much as possible about the lives of those on our memorial board.
Oxford Times, 18th October, 2018
We welcomed performers from Cathay Future dance troupe who treated ppupils to an assembly of song and dance.
Oxford Mail, 5th October, 2018
For the choristers this trip is an experience injoyed by few other children of their age.
Oxford Times, 16th August, 2018
The Headmaster reflects on the recent tour to Thuringia in central Germany by the Worcester College Choir.
Oxford Times, 19th July, 2018
We believe that it is through play that young children engage and interact with the world around them.
Oxford Times, 21st June, 2018
The Headmaster looks at alternatives to well-being apps to improve one's happiness
Oxford Times, 27th April, 2018
Rebecca Farmer reflects on the choices for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
Oxford Times, 25th March, 2018
"I started doing this in 2006 and can't quite believe I'm still doing it," says Leo Pitt of the Oxford Orpheus...
- Oxford Times, 1st February, 2018
2017
THE first official history of an Oxford school which dates back to the reign of Henry VIII, has been published...
- Oxford Mail, 8th December, 2017
IT WAS a case of jobs for the boy(s) at Christ Church Cathedral School when eight year-old Henry Murray took on his dad's job for the day...
- Oxford Mail, 2nd December, 2017
TEACHERS concerned their pupils were missing out on the 'bookshop experience' have started their own pop-up shop inside the school...
- Oxford Mail, 3rd November, 2017
As books are increasingly bought online, pupils at Christ Church Cathedral School in Oxford were encouraged to enjoy browsing through titles in the traditional way...
- Oxford Times, 2nd November, 2017
One of the activities which the boys at Christ Church Cathedral School love to pursue is playground football...
- Oxford Times, 26th October, 2017
Four and five-year-olds from an Oxford school sung their hearts out yesterday for the High Commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda. The pupils at Christ Church Cathedral School, off St Aldate's, gave the concert to raise money for the island nation...
- Oxford Mail, 23rd September, 2017
In the words of an overjoyed parent: 'Christ Church is a brilliantly mad school, with a head who sits perfectly between sanity and eccentricity.'
- Tatler, 4th September, 2017
Six primary schools from across Oxfordshire joined pupils from Christ Church Cathedral School and the Cathedral Choristers for the 10th anniversary Outreach concert in the cathedral...
- Oxford Mail, 28th June, 2017
Christ Church Cathedral School is a place where pupils achieve the magnificent...
- OX Magazine, 1st June, 2017
PUPILS from Christ Church Cathedral School, New College School and Magdalen College School in Oxford came together for only the second time in 30 years to sing Evensong...
- Oxford Mail, 9th May, 2017
Pupils from Christ Church Cathedral School made their own Easter bonnets and paraded them across Tom Quad...
- Oxford Times, 6th April, 2017
Pupils at Christ Church Cathedral School enjoyed a pre-Eater treat as they were invited by the Dean of Christ Church to an egg hunt...
- Oxford Mail, 5th April, 2017
That's what they go to boarding school for! The VERY luxurious five-star dorms that boast sea views, gourmet food and gold taps in the loos...
- Daily Mail Online, 28th March, 2017
Forget smelly, rotting boarding-school dorms, these six UK schools are more like five-star boutique hotels, with their Farrow & Ball-painted walls, impressive art collections and Scandi-style common rooms...
- Tatler, 24th March, 2017
A school in the heart of Oxford has received a glowing report from inspectors.
Christ Church Cathedral School (CCCS) was given the highest grade –excellent...
Christ Church Cathedral School (CCCS) was given the highest grade –excellent...
- Oxford Times, 13th March, 2017
The Christ Church choirboys might look like angels, but their digs were a disaster. Then Jeremy Garson stepped in with his magic wand...
- Tatler, 7th March, 2017
2016
This Oxford prep positively glows with its 500 years of history. The maths classroom was once Cardinal Wolsey's office...
- Tatler Good Schools Guide, 8th December, 2016
When Farrow & Ball undertook a refurbishment sponsorship project with Christ Church Cathedral School this summer, their inspiration was the school crest above the front door...
- OX Magazine, 1st December, 2016
Boys and staff at Christ Church Cathedral School attended a special assembly yesterday to mark 100 years since the first day of the battle of Somme...
- Oxford Mail, 2nd July, 2016
There is a great deal said about education in the press these days, mainly, of course about SATS and about local authority schools and whether they should become academies...
- Christ Church Matters, 1st July, 2016
The Church of England may be beset on every side these days, as old dispensations are eroded by contemporary shibboleths and latter-day laws, many of them drawn up beyond these shores...
- The Oldie, 1st February, 2016
2015
Youngsters will be coached by two former Premier League stars in a bid to raise money for charity...
- Oxford Mail, 12th October, 2015
It's a question that parents ask all the time. The answer, as Vanessa Berridge reveals differs for everyone but the benefits are plain to see...
- The Lady, 18th September, 2015
I always look forward to the beginning of September when the school will be echoing again to the sound of returning pupils...
- OX Magazine, 1st September, 2015
Christ Church Cathedral School is a place of inspiration. This year we have achieved an extraordinary set of scholarships to senior schools...
- OX Magazine, 1st June, 2015
More state primary school pupils will take part in a singing outreach project after Christ Church Cathedral School decided to continue the project next year...
- Oxford Mail, 1st June, 2015
Pupils at Christ Church Cathedral School this week celebrated 150 years since the publication of Alice in Wonderland...
- Oxford Times, 14th May, 2015
It was hats off to children at Christ Church Cathedral School since they celebrated 150 years since the publication of Alice in Wonderland...
- Oxford Mail, 13th May, 2015
Pupils at Christ Church Cathedral School are to perform a concert to raise funds for their own organ. At present, organ students at the Oxford school must book a slot to practise...
- Oxford Times, 15th April, 2015
Of the eighteen boys who will leave Christ Church Cathedral School at the end of this year, nine have gained scholarships or exhibitions to their senior schools, including, Winchester, Harrow and Abingdon...
- OX Magazine, 1st April, 2015
There aren't many educational establishments with a longer history than Christ Church Cathedral School! Since Tudor times, the institution has been providing...
- OX Magazine, 1st April, 2015
Three of Oxford's most famous choirs came together for the first time in 30 years in an Evensong service on Saturday...
- Oxford Mail, 10th March, 2015
Three world-leading choirs will join forces tomorrow afternoon for the first time for thirty years. Boys from Magdalen College, New College and Christ Church Cathedral Schools will perform...
- Oxford Mail, 6th March, 2015
