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Dragon School

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The Dragon School
Motto Arduus ad Solem
(Striving towards the Sun)
Established 1877
Type Preparatory School
Religious affiliation Anglican
Head Master John R. Baugh
Founder Rev. A. E. Clarke
Location Bardwell Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX2 6SS
EnglandFlag of England
Students 650 (approx.)
Gender Co-Educational
Ages 8 to 13
Houses 9
School colours Navy & Mustard
Publication The Draconian
Former pupils Old Dragons
Website www.dragonschool.org
Coordinates: 51°46′05″N 1°15′23″W / 51.76818, -1.25639
School House at the Dragon School, on Bardwell Road in North Oxford.
School House at the Dragon School, on Bardwell Road in North Oxford.

The Dragon School is a British coeducational, preparatory school in the city of Oxford, founded in 1877. The school accepts pupils from the age of 8 ("E Block") through to 13 ("A Block"), although an associated 'pre-prep', Lynams, accepts children from age 4. It is primarily known as a boarding school, although it also takes day pupils.

In September 2001, it had 840 pupils, of both sexes. Girls have been admitted as boarders since 1994. Like many other prep schools The Dragon has a long history of traditions, among the more notable being the occasional wide-spread use of nicknames for teachers (including to their face — 'Inky', 'Guv', 'Smudge', 'Bofters', etc.), and calling female teachers 'Ma' (e.g. "Ma Jones"). Temporary teaching assistants (usually in their late teens / early twenties) are known as 'Stooges'.

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[edit] History of the school

The Dragon School was founded in 1877, and was originally named the Oxford Preparatory School and sometimes called Lynam's Preparatory School. Soon after its founding, it moved to its present site in Bardwell Road in central North Oxford, just to the west of the River Cherwell. The school was started by a committee of Oxford dons. Among the most active of the dons was a Mr George, so the first pupils decided to call themselves "Dragons" after Saint George and the Dragon.

The school was run for many years by the Lynam family, and led to its becoming "arguably the best known of all preparatory schools".[citation needed] It became the second school to take part in the Harrow History Prize in 1895, and many of its pupils have won this over the years, an early winner being Miss Kit Lynham.

[edit] The Dragon Sale

The Dragon Sale is the annual Christmas fair held at the school in order to raise money for local charities. The most lucrative part of the sale is the grand auction which offers such priceless opportunities as a trip to the next James Bond film premiere and an 18-course meal at Heston Blumenthal's restaurant, The Fat Duck, accompanied by a tour of the kitchen.[1] Each year the sale breaks its previous records for money raised, topping £100,000 in 2006.[2]

[edit] Headmasters of the Dragon

'Inky' as a young schoolmaster with his old Alvis car on the school playing fields.
'Inky' as a young schoolmaster with his old Alvis car on the school playing fields.
  • Rev A.E. Clarke 1877–1886
  • C.C. Lynam ('Skipper') 1887–1921
  • A.E. Lynam ('Hum') 1921–1942
  • J.H.R. Lynam ('Joc') 1942–1965
  • R.K. Ingram ('Inky') 1965–1989
  • M.W.A. Gover ('Guv') 1972–1989
  • N.P.V. Richardson 1989–1992
  • H.E.P. Woodcock 1992–1993
  • R.S. Trafford 1993–2002
  • J.R. Baugh 2002–

[edit] Past pupils

Former pupils of the Dragon School are referred to as Old Dragons. The following people were students at one time:

[edit] Notes

The Dragon shown on the crest is technically a wyvern, although this is sometimes considered to be a type of dragon.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dragon Sale Grand Auction
  2. ^ Dragon Sale Website
  3. ^ Wyverns - Draconika

[edit] External links

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