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Oakfield Preparatory School is an independent
coeducational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to t ...
preparatory school in West Dulwich,
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. Oakfield is a member of the Independent Schools Association. With over 350 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11, it is housed in historic
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buildings each side of the South Circular at the junction with Croxted Road. For many years a senior school was run from the building on the south side of the road under the name of John Wycliffe Prep School, for 11-16 year olds.


World War II

Pupils were evacuated during
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because of the threat of bombing.Nigel Quiney
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, UK, 3 November 2003.


Notable alumni

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, scientist and engineer * Michael Smith (
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), actor and singer * Kim Smith (
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), singer and daughter of 1960s pop star
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* Dame Norma Wagstaff Major, wife of former British Prime Minister
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References


External links


Oakfield School website
{{authority control Dulwich Educational institutions established in 1888 Independent co-educational schools in London Independent schools in the London Borough of Lambeth Member schools of the Independent Schools Association (UK) Preparatory schools in London 1888 establishments in England