Abingdon Preparatory School (formerly known as Josca's until 2007, and informally known as Abingdon Prep), is an independent preparatory school in the rural setting of

Frilford Frilford is a hamlet and civil parish about west of Abingdon, at the junction of the A415 and A338 roads. It lies in the traditional county of Berkshire, but since 1974 has been administered as part of Oxfordshire. Archaeology The parish o ...

, near

Abingdon, Oxfordshire Abingdon-on-Thames ( ), commonly known as Abingdon, is a historic market town and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England, on the River Thames. Historically the county town of Berkshire, since 1974 Abingdon has been admin ...

, England. It is part of the Abingdon Foundation – a collective name for both it, and

Abingdon School Abingdon School is a day and boarding independent school for boys in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The twentieth oldest independent British school, it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2006. The school was described as "highly ...

. Abingdon Preparatory School caters for boys between 4 and 13. The School is a leading Preparatory School with the latest report stating 'The pupils’ achievement both inside and outside the classroom was exceptional'. in the

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undertaken by the

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(ISI) branch of the

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History

The school was founded in 1956 with 5 pupils; it now has around 250 pupils. In 1998, it merged with

, with both schools becoming part of the Abingdon Foundation. In 2007, development costing £3 million – bringing a new sports hall, changing rooms, class rooms, and an art room – was completed. The school has a large sports field – especially large considering the size of the school. The area is known as Cox's Field West and Cox's Field East following a donation from Richard Cox, an Old Abingdonian. In recent years, a bridge over the busy A415 road has been built connecting the school on one side of the road to its sports fields on the other. Craig Williams, took up the position of Headmaster in September 2017. The head of Abingdon School is Michael Windsor.

References

External links

Official school website
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