Our Boarding Houses
There are five boarding houses at Headington Rye Oxford, providing accommodation for more than 200 girls aged from 11-18. Boarding at Headington Rye Oxford is fun and friendly and girls benefit hugely from the facilities, support and friendships they form in the boarding houses.
Our Boarding Houses
Younger girls live in Davenport, a homely Victorian house with a family atmosphere. Hillstow and Napier, our two middle Houses, accommodate girls from Year 9 to Year 11. All our Sixth Form boarders live in one of our two Sixth Form Houses, Celia Marsh or MacGregor, which also form part of the Sixth Form Centre.
Davenport
Lower School houseDavenport House is a big family home, originally built and owned by the Davenport family in the 1840s. It has been a boarding house for Headington School since the 1920s and retains the original atmosphere of a family home.
Davenport is where our younger boarders live. We have a mixture of full, weekly and half-weekly boarders, with girls from 11 to 14 years old from all around the world.
What will I find in Davenport
- Eight dormitories with anything from two to seven beds
- Conservatory with sofas and a piano
- Television room with games for your free time
- Two prep rooms with networked computers and plenty of work space
- Kitchen which girls can use in their spare time
- Health haven for girls to stay if they feel unwell
- A large beautiful garden
- Laundry room
Davenport staff
Hillstow
Upper 4 to Upper 5Hillstow House is home to girls from Year 9 to Year 11 in a combination of double or four-bed dorms, with three resident staff.
Year groups are mixed throughout the house, allowing senior girls to support younger boarders and giving opportunities for a wider friendship base.
What will I find in Hillstow?
- Fully-equipped kitchen
- Outdoor garden
- Two large common rooms
- Games room
- Two computer rooms
Hillstow Staff
Napier
Year 10 - Year 11Napier House is home to girls from Year 10 to Year 11 in a combination of double or four-bed dorms, with three resident staff.
Year groups are mixed throughout the house, with senior girls supporting younger boarders, giving opportunities for a wider friendship base.
What Will I Find In Napier?
- Fully-equipped kitchen
- Outdoor garden
- Two kitchens upstairs for hot drinks
- Large common room
- Two computer rooms
Napier Staff
Celia Marsh & MacGregor
Sixth FormThe Sixth Form Houses are above our Sixth Form Centre, which creates a spacious, multi zoned space for our students.
The Sixth Form Houses have a mixture of single and double study bedrooms. The Houses offer a lively, college-type environment within a happy, welcoming community, where everyone acts with kindness, courtesy and consideration towards each other.
The students in the Sixth Form Houses develop strong, supportive friendships; the house spirit within Celia Marsh & MacGregor is tremendous and the staff will work in partnership with you, providing all the support and encouragement you need.
What Will I Find In The Sixth Form Houses?
- Single and double bedrooms
- Day and boarding kitchens
- Common rooms
- Quiet work rooms
- Computer suite
- Piano
- Laundry rooms
- Access to the Sixth Form Centre with it’s collaborative workspaces, careers area and outdoor space
