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School House at the Dragon School, on Bardwell Road.

The Dragon School is a renowned 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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 963 KB) Photograph of School House, Dragon School, Oxford, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 963 KB) Photograph of School House, Dragon School, Oxford, England. ... School House at the Dragon School, on Bardwell Road. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school (usually abbreviated to prep school) is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are called public schools. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A boarding school is a usually fee-charging school where some or all pupils not only study, but also live during term time, with their fellow students and possibly teachers. ...

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") and male teachers 'Pa' (e.g. "Pa Smith"). Temporary teaching assistants (usually in their late teens / early twenties) are known as 'Stooges'. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

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 whom the most active was a Mr. George so the first pupils decided to call themselves Dragons. 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... School House at the Dragon School, on Bardwell Road. ... North Oxford, especially central North Oxford between the city centre and Summertown, is considered by many to be the most desirable and famous suburb of Oxford, England. ... The River Cherwell is a river which flows through the midlands of England. ... Chinese dragon, color engraving on wood, Chinese school, 19th Century The dragon is a mythical creature typically depicted as a large and powerful serpent or other reptile with magical or spiritual qualities. ...

The school was run for many years by the Lynam family, and led to its becoming "arguably the best known of all preparatory schools". Students in Rome, Italy. ...

Headmasters of the Dragon

• 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–

Past pupils

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

• Quentin Davies MP, British Member of Parliament 1987-present(Labour convert from Conservative Party 2007).
• Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984), British poet, Poet Laureate from 1972
• Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903–1989), composer
• Humphry Bowen (1929–2002), British chemist and botanist
• Jonathan Bowen (born 1956), British computer scientist
• Henry Brett, English polo player, Captain England polo team 2003-2006
• Humphrey Carpenter (1946–2005), British journalist, author, and musician
• Christopher Cazenove (born 1945), actor
• Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO and two bars, Baron Cheshire (1917–1992), distinguished serviceman, Wing Commander, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and founder of the Leonard Cheshire homes for the disabled
• Jack Davenport (born 1973), British actor
• R. H. C. Davis (1918-1991), mediaeval historian
• Cressida Dick (born 1960), senior police officer
• Lady Antonia Fraser (born 1932), British historical author
• Cyril Gadney, rugby player and president of the RFU
• The Rt. Hon. Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963), British politician, leader of the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963
• J.B.S. Haldane (1892–1964), geneticist and evolutionary biologist
• Tim Henman OBE (born 1974), British tennis player
• Tom Hollander (born 1967), British actor
• Sir Tim Hunt, British biochemist and Nobel laureate
• Pico Iyer (born 1957), British-born journalist and author
• Peter Jay, British television journalist, and former Economics Editor for the BBC
• Patrick Jenkin PC (Lord Jenkin of Roding, born 1926), British politician
• David Jessel, journalist
• Stephen Jessel, journalist
• Dom Joly (born 1968), comedian
• Sir John Kendrew (1917–1997), molecular biologist and Nobel Laureate
• Hugh Laurie (born 1959), British comedian and actor
• Naomi Mitchison (nee Haldane, 1897–1999), British novelist and poet
• John Paul Morrison (born 1937) Inventor/discoverer of Flow-based programming
• Sir John Mortimer (born 1923), British playwright, barrister, and novelist
• Sir Roger Norrington (born 1934), musician and conductor
• Rageh Omaar (born 1967), journalist and writer
• Julian Opie (born 1958), contemporary artist
• Ronnie Poulton-Palmer (born c.1890; killed in First World War), rugby player
• Sir Timothy Raison, British politician, journalist and author
• Jack Randle VC, distinguished serviceman, T/Captain, 2nd Bn. The Royal Norfolk Regiment, British Army
• Andrew Robinson (born 1957), author and editor
• William Leefe Robinson VC (1895–1918), distinguished serviceman, Lieutenant, 39 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
• Nicholas Shakespeare (born 1957), British journalist and novelist
• Nevil Shute (1899–1960), British novelist
• Sir John Slessor, distinguished serviceman and Marshal of the Royal Air Force
• Sir John Smyth VC, distinguished serviceman, Lieutenant, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, Indian Army
• Christopher Tolkien, son of J. R. R. Tolkien
• Peter Tranchell (1922–1993), musician, composer, and teacher
• Paul Watkins (born 1963), Booker Prize nominated author
• Emma Watson (born 1990), actress
• Admiral Sir Hugo White, distinguished serviceman
• Stephen Wolfram (born 1959), British physicist
• Shaun Wylie, mathematician and World War II codebreaker
• Baroness Young (1926–2002), British politician

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Notes

The Dragon shown on the crest is technically a wyvern, although this is sometimes considered to be a type of dragon.^[1] For other uses, see Wyvern (disambiguation). ...

1. ^ http://www.draconika.com/wyverns.php

External links

• The Dragon School website
• Paul Watkins' Stand Before Your God, which recounts his experience at the Dragon