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| name = The Dragon School
| image = Dragon logo wikipedia.png | name = Dragon School
| size = 180px | image = Dragon logo wikipedia.svg
| latitude = 51.76818 | image_size = 180px
| coordinates = {{coord|51.76818|-1.25639|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
| longitude = -1.25639
| motto = {{langx|la|Arduus ad Solem}}<br />("Reach for the Sun")
| dms =
| motto = ''Arduus ad Solem''<br />(''Striving towards the Sun'')
| motto_pl =
| established = 1877 | established = 1877
| approx =
| closed = | closed =
| type = ] day and boarding school and Pre-Prep school
| c_approx =
| type = ] | religion = ]
| religion = Anglican
| president = | president =
| head_label = Head Master | head_label = Head
| head = John R. Baugh | head = Emma Goldsmith (Prep); Annie McNeile (Pre-Prep)
| r_head_label = | r_head_label =
| r_head = | r_head =
| chair_label = | chair_label =
| chair = | chair =
| founder = Rev. A. E. Clarke | founder = A. E. Clarke
| founder_pl =
| specialist = | specialist =
| street = ] | address = ]
| city = ] | city = ]
| county = ] | county = ]
| country = ]{{flagicon|England}} | country = UK
| postcode = OX2 6SS | postcode = OX2 6SS
| LEA = | local_authority =
| urn = 123288
| ofsted = | ofsted =
| dfeno = 931/6062
| staff = | staff =
| enrollment = 650 (approx.) | enrollment = 800+
| gender = Co-Educational | gender = ]
| lower_age = 8 | lower_age = 4
| upper_age = 13 | upper_age = 13
| houses = 9 | houses = 9
| colours = Navy & Mustard | colours = Navy and yellow {{color box|Navy}}{{color box|Yellow}}
| publication = The Draconian | publication = The Draconian
| free_label_1 = Former pupils | free_label_1 = Former pupils
| free_1 = ] | free_1 = ]
| free_label_2 = | free_label_2 =
| free_2 = | free_2 =
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| website = http://www.dragonschool.org/ | website =
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The '''Dragon School''' is a ] school across two sites in ], England. The Dragon ] (children aged 4–7) and ] (children aged 8–13) are both co-educational schools. The Dragon Prep School was founded in 1877 as the Oxford Preparatory School. It takes day pupils and ].


Originally established for boys, the Dragon School also accepted a small number of day girls with a close connection to the school, first admitting girls as boarders in 1994. The school educates children aged 4 to 13 in two sites in ]: ] and Richards Lane. Boarding starts at 8 and there are 10 boarding houses, including one ] house. ] runs along the edge of the school immediately to the west.
The '''Dragon School''' is a ] ], ] in the city of ], founded in 1877 as the Oxford Preparatory School, or OPS. It is primarily known as a ], although it also takes day pupils. Although established primarily as a boys' school, there have always been girls as day pupils at the school, and girls were first admitted as boarders in 1994.
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 to the age of 8. As of September 2001, the school had 840 pupils, of both sexes.


== History == ==History==
] in ].]] ] in ]]]
The school was founded by a committee of Oxford ], among whom the most active was a Mr George. In honour of ], the group decided to call themselves Dragons.<ref>{{cite web
|title= School web-site
|url= https://www.dragonschool.org/the-school/our-history.html
|access-date= 8 November 2019
|archive-date= 3 July 2019
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190703191308/https://www.dragonschool.org/the-school/our-history.html
|url-status= dead
}}</ref>


Teaching started in September 1877 at rooms in Balliol Hall, located in ], central Oxford, under A. E. Clarke.<ref>{{cite book | title=A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977 | publisher=Blackwell's | date=1977 | author=Jaques, C. H. | pages=1–7 | chapter=I: Beginnings}}</ref> The school expanded and moved within two years to 17 ], which became known as "School House".<ref>{{cite book | title=A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977 | publisher=Blackwell's | date=1977 | author=Jaques, C. H. | pages=7–21 | chapter=II: The Crick Road Era}}</ref> ] (known as the "Skipper") took over as headmaster in 1886.
The Dragon School was founded in 1877, and was originally named the '''Preparatory School''' and sometimes called '''Lynam's Preparatory School'''. The school was started by a committee of ] dons. The school's original remit was to provide a high standard of academic grounding and pastoral care to the children of professors of the University of Oxford. Indeed, many early teachers were or had been 'dons' themselves. Among the most active of the ] was a Mr George, so the first pupils decided to call themselves "]s" after ]. The 'Dragon' name, which has been attributed to an off-hand quip by a teacher at rival school ], gained popularity, and in time, the school was officially renamed to the Dragon School


Soon after its founding, it moved to its present site in ] in central ], just to the west of the ]. It became the second school to take part in the ] in 1895, and many of its pupils have won this over the years, an early winner being Miss Kit Lynham. The ] was run for many years by the Lynam family. In 1894, Lynam took out a lease on land at the current site at ] in central ], just to the west of the ]. £4,000 was raised through subscriptions from local parents for the erection of new school buildings<ref>{{cite book | title=A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977 | publisher=Blackwell's | date=1977 | author=Jaques, C. H. | pages=22–35 | chapter=III: To Bardwell Road }}</ref> and the move was completed within a year. The school was known as '''Oxford Preparatory School''' and also '''Lynam's''', but gradually its current name was adopted.


The Dragon School became the second school to take part in the ] in 1895. Over the years, many of its pupils have won this prize, an early winner being Kit Lynam. The school was run for many years by the Lynam family.<ref name="lynam">{{cite book | title=A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977 | publisher=Blackwell's | date=1977 | author=Jaques, C. H. | pages=10–11 | chapter=A Table showing the Dragon descendants, boys and staff, of Charles Lynam of Stock-on-Trent }}</ref>
==Traditions==
]]] ]]]
Like many other prep schools, the Dragon has a number of long-standing traditions, among the more notable being the use of nicknames for teachers (to their faces —'Inky', 'Guv', 'Smudge', 'Putty', 'Moocow', 'Lofty', 'Jumbo', 'Splash','PABS', etc.) and calling female teachers 'Ma' (e.g. "Ma Jones"). Previously, some male teachers had been called 'Pa' (e.g. Mr. Wyeth-Webb, who was known affectionately as 'Pa Wa-Wa'). This nickname was feminised when male staff members' wives became important figures in their own right (e.g. 'Ma Wa-Wa'). Ultimately, the masculine form fell out of common use, but the female form has remained popular. Temporary teaching assistants (usually in their late teens or early twenties, often natives of former British colonies) are known as 'stooges'. As is the case at most boarding institutions, the Dragon has developed its own unique lexicon besides, incorporating a slang particular to the school ('pill' meaning ball, 'with you' meaning pass, and so on).


The school has become notable for its large number of eminent alumni.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/shortcuts/2016/mar/28/dragon-school-tom-hiddleston-tom-hollander-hugh-laurie-night-manager | title=Welcome to Dragon School – the lair of the British acting elite | newspaper=] | first=Chitra | last=Ramaswamy | date=28 March 2016 | access-date=16 October 2017 |url-status = live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016225921/https://www.theguardian.com/education/shortcuts/2016/mar/28/dragon-school-tom-hiddleston-tom-hollander-hugh-laurie-night-manager | archive-date=16 October 2017 }}</ref>
== Headmasters ==
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==Heads==
* Rev A.E. Clarke 1877–1886
The following have been Heads of the school, several from the Lynam family:<ref name="lynam" />
* C.C. Lynam ('Skipper') 1887–1921
* A.E. Lynam ('Hum') 1921–1942
* J.H.R. Lynam ('Joc') 1942–1965
* ] ('Inky') 1965–1989
* M.W.A. Gover ('Guv') 1972–1989 (head of day pupils, co-headmaster with 'Inky')
* N.P.V. Richardson 1989–1992
* H.E.P. Woodcock 1992–1993
* R.S. Trafford 1993–2002
* J.R. Baugh 2002–


* A. E. Clarke 1877–1886
==Lynams==
* ] ("Skipper") 1886–1920
''Lynams'' is the ''Dragon School'' pre-prep named after the first headmasters of the ''Dragon School''. This is where children may start at the age of 4 and leave at the age of 8 (Year 3). From here they can move on to the main school or they may choose to move on to a different school. The current Headmistress is Mrs West.
* A. E. Lynam ("Hum") 1920–1942
* J. H. R. Lynam ("Joc") 1942–1965
* ] ("Inky") 1965–1989<ref name="times-ingram-obit">{{cite news| url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/keith-ingram-p6cb6vrmgvh | title=Keith Ingram — Long-serving Dragon prep school headmaster who won the respect and affection of staff and pupils (obituary) | newspaper=] | date=12 February 2007 }}</ref><ref name="oxford-times">{{cite news | url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/1196245.former-dragon-school-headmaster/ | title=Former Dragon School headmaster (obituary) | newspaper=] | date=15 February 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.dragonschool.org/old-dragons/78-od-archived-news/347-keith-ingram.html | title=RKI — An appreciation of the life of Keith Ingram | publisher=Dragon School Trust | year=2009 |url-status = dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090509/http://www.dragonschool.org/old-dragons/78-od-archived-news/347-keith-ingram.html | archive-date=2014-04-07 | access-date=2012-08-21 }}</ref>
* M. W. A. Gover ("Guv") 1972–1989 (head of day pupils, co-headmaster with "Inky")<ref name="independent-gover-obit">{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/michael-gover-490628.html | title=Michael Gover — Headmaster of the Dragon School and a guardian of its founding tradition (obituary) | first=Godfrey | last=Hodgson | newspaper=] | date=14 May 2005 }}</ref><ref name="times-gover-obit">{{cite news| url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/michael-gover-sf5zfbfcfsv |title=Michael Gover (obituary) | newspaper=] | date=8 June 2005 }}</ref>
* N. P. V. Richardson 1989–1992
* H. E. P. Woodcock 1992–1993
* R. S. Trafford 1993–2002
* J. R. Baugh 2002–2017
* Crispin Hyde-Dunn 2017–2021<ref>{{cite news| title=Dragon's new head inspired by Harry Potter icon | newspaper=] | date=21 September 2017 | page=7 }}</ref>
* Emma Goldsmith 2021–present


==Other teachers==
== Notable alumni and alumnae ==
* ], Olympic hockey player
Former pupils of the Dragon School are referred to as '']s''. The following people were students at one time:


==Old Dragons==
* ] (born 1941), pioneer microsurgeon and anatomist{{fact|date=March 2011}}
{{See also|Category:People educated at The Dragon School}}
* ] (born 1927), civil servant
Former pupils of the Dragon School are referred to as ''Old Dragons''. The following people were pupils at one time:
* ] (1909–1995) colonial administrator, Governor of Northern Nigeria
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|* ], writer<ref name="dragons"/>
* ], long-distance runner<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1973), elder son of Nobel Prize-winning democracy and human rights campaigner ] and ]<ref name="aris">{{cite news | first=Peter | last=Stanford | title=The pain of Aung Sun Suu Kyi's sons, parted from their mother for 25 years | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/9349279/The-pain-of-Aung-Sun-Suu-Kyis-sons-parted-from-their-mother-for-25-years.html | newspaper=] | date=22 June 2012 | access-date=21 April 2014 |url-status = live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526123324/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/9349279/The-pain-of-Aung-Sun-Suu-Kyis-sons-parted-from-their-mother-for-25-years.html | archive-date=26 May 2014 }}</ref>
* ] (1927–2020), civil servant
* ] (1913–2008), classics scholar and educator
* ] (born 1983), rugby union player * ] (born 1983), rugby union player
* ] (1909–1995), colonial administrator, Governor of Northern Nigeria
* ] (born 1942), barrister, President of Trinity College, Oxford * ] (born 1942), barrister, President of Trinity College, Oxford
* ] (1906–1984), poet, Poet Laureate from 1972<ref name="dragons">{{cite web |url=https://www.dragonschool.org/community/our-history/eminent-dragons.html |title=Eminent Dragons |publisher=Dragon School |access-date=11 January 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111164943/https://www.dragonschool.org/community/our-history/eminent-dragons.html |archive-date=11 January 2018 }}</ref>
* ] (1906–1984), poet, Poet Laureate from 1972
* ] (1903–1989), composer * ] (1903–1989), composer
* ] (born 1969), writer and television producer * ] (1937–2019), journalist and author
* ] (born 1969), writer and television producer<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1929–2002), chemist and botanist * ] (1929–2002), chemist and botanist
* ] (born 1956), computer scientist * ] (born 1956), computer scientist
* ] (born 1953), politician * ] (born 1953), politician<ref name="dragons"/>
* ], polo player, captain England polo team 2003-2006 * ] (born 1974), polo player, captain England polo team 2003–06
* ] (1942–2008) politician * ] (1941–2018) diplomat, intelligence officer, author, and artist
* ] (1942–2008), politician
* ] (1916&ndash;2008), novelist, poet and statesman
* ] (1926–1992), diplomat * ] (1926–1992), diplomat
* ] (1928—2006), diplomat * ] (1928–2006), diplomat
* ] (born 1958), economist
* ] (1946–2005), journalist, author, and musician
* ] (1946–2005), journalist, author, and musician<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1925–2008), composer.
*] (1908–1999), communist, college lecturer, campaigner for the Scottsboro Boys
* ] (1945–2010), actor
*] (1910–1992), communist, International Brigadier
* ] ] (1917–1992), World War II ] pilot and activist for the disabled
* ] (1905–1989), economist * ] (1925–2008), composer
* ] (born 1975), actor * ] (born 1946), stock market commentator
* ], musician<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1973), actor
* ] (1943–2010), actor<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1939–2011), actor<ref name="obituaries">{{cite web| url=http://www.dragonschool.org/old-dragons/news/obituaries.html| title=Obituaries| publisher=Dragon School| access-date=24 June 2012|url-status = dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013014816/http://www.dragonschool.org/old-dragons/news/obituaries.html| archive-date=13 October 2012}}</ref>
* ] (born 1969), actor
* ] (1917–1992), World War II ] pilot and activist for the disabled<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1905–1989), economist
* ] (born 2001), actor
* ] (born 1975), actor<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1973), actor<ref name="dragons"/>
* ], politician * ], politician
* ] (1918–1991), historian * ] (1918–1991), historian
* ] (born 1960), senior police officer * Dame ] (born 1960), former Commissioner (head of) ] London
* ] (born 1970), food campaigner and businessman
* ] (born 1972), actor * ] (born 1972), actor
* ] (1932–2006), English cricketer and businessman
* ] (born 1932, née Pakenham), historical author
* ] (born 1953) rock guitarist, member of 10cc<ref name="dragons"/>
* ], (1934–2004) designer of the ]{{fact|date=March 2011}}
* ] (born 1932, née Pakenham), historical author<ref name="dragons"/>
* ], rugby player and president of the ]{{fact|date=March 2011}}
* ], (1909–2000), rugby player and educator
* ] (1906–1963), politician, leader of the Labour Party from 1955–1963
* ], (1910–1979), pediatrician
* Jonathan Gili (1943–2004), documentary film maker
* ] (1906–1963), politician, leader of the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1892–1964), geneticist and evolutionary biologist
* ], Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
* ] (born 1974), tennis player
* ] (born 1994), world championship rower
* ] (1916–1973), archaeologist
* ] (born 1992), businesswoman and peeress
* ] (1892–1964), geneticist and evolutionary biologist
* ] ]<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1974), tennis player<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1981), actor * ] (born 1981), actor
* Sir ] (born 1934), computer scientist
* ], co-founder of lastminute.com * ], co-founder of lastminute.com
* ] (born 1967), actor * ] (born 1967), actor<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1930), journalist, author * ] (born 1930), journalist, author
* ] (1921–2001) Royal Air Force commander * ] (1921–2001), Royal Air Force commander
* ] (born 1980), rower and Olympic silver medallist * ] (born 1980), rower and Olympic silver medallist<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1942), leading authority on turbulence modelling * ] (born 1941), leading authority on turbulence modelling
* ], biochemist and Nobel laureate * ], biochemist and Nobel laureate
* ] (born 1962), historian, archaeologist, museum curator, ] and Director General of the ]
* ] (1916–1993), journalist and historian * ] (1916–1993), journalist and historian
* ] (born 1957), journalist and author * ] (born 1985), actor
* ] (born 1937), television journalist, and former BBC economics editor * ] (born 1957), journalist and author<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1937), television journalist, and former BBC economics editor<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] ] (Lord Jenkin of Roding, born 1926), politician
* ] ] (Lord Jenkin of Roding, born 1926), politician<ref name="dragons"/>
* ], journalist
* ], journalist{{fact|date=March 2011}} * ], journalist<ref name="dragons"/>
* ], journalist<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1968), comedian
* ], philosopher<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1968), comedian<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1917–1997), molecular biologist and Nobel Laureate * ] (1917–1997), molecular biologist and Nobel Laureate
* ] (born 1953), biologist and botanist * ] (born 1953), biologist and botanist
* ], actor<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1959), British comedian and actor
* ], TV director and producer
* ] (born 1947) Lord Mayor of the City of London 2007-2008
* ] (born 1959), comedian, musician and actor<ref name="dragons"/>
* Leo Lewis, journalist
* ] MP
* ], anthropologist and historian
* ], politician<ref name="dragons"/>
* ], (born 1950), neurosurgeon and author
* ] (born 1973), actor<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1977), journalist and author * ] (born 1977), journalist and author
* ] (née Haldane, 1897–1999), British novelist and poet * ] (née Haldane, 1897–1999), novelist and poet<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1921–2009),Civil servant and personal private secretary to the Queen * ] (1921–2009), civil servant and personal private secretary to the Queen
* ] (1923–2009), playwright, barrister and novelist<ref name="dragons"/>
* ], ITN correspondent<ref>http://www.suttontrust.com/reports/Journalists-Backgrounds-final-report.pdf</ref>
* ] (born 1937) inventor of ] * ] (born 1928), educator (also staff)
* ] (born 1934), musician and conductor<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1923–2009), playwright (his time at the school in the 1930s is fictionalised as "Cliffhanger School" in his play "A Voyage Round My Father"), barrister and novelist
* ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/interview/388322/|title = Rupert Lloyd • Producer, Noor Pictures| date=13 May 2020 }}</ref>
* ] (born 1928) educator (also Staff)
* ] (born 1934), musician and conductor * ] (born 1968), musician (member of Radiohead)<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1968), musician (member of Radiohead) * ] (born 1967), journalist and writer<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1967), journalist and writer
* ] (born 1958), artist * ] (born 1958), artist
* ] (born 1947), genetic researcher and author * ] (born 1947), genetic researcher and author
* ] (1942–2017), philosopher
* ] (born c.1890) killed in World War I, rugby player
* ] (born 1977), skateboarder
* (born 1962) cartoonist
* ], musician
* ] (born 1929), politician, journalist and author
* ] (born {{Circa|1890}}), killed in the First World War, rugby player<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1917–1944), distinguished serviceman, T/Captain, 2nd Bn. The Royal Norfolk Regiment
* ] (born 1957), author and editor * ] (born 1962), cartoonist
* ] (1895–1918), distinguished serviceman, lieutenant, 39 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps * ] (born 1938), sculptor
* ] (1929–2011), politician, journalist and author<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1894–1962) writer
* ] (1917–1944), distinguished serviceman, T/Captain, 2nd Bn. The Royal Norfolk Regiment<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1957), journalist and novelist
* ] (born 1958), film and television actor
* ] (1899–1960), novelist
* ], photographer
* ] (1879–1939) founder of publishers ]{{fact|date=March 2011}}
* ] (1895–1918), lieutenant, 39 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps<ref name="dragons"/>
* ], Marshal of the Royal Air Force
* ] (1894–1962), writer
* ], distinguished serviceman, lieutenant, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, Indian Army
* ] (born 1934) academic and historian of classical philosophy * ] (born 1957), journalist and novelist<ref name="dragons"/>
* ]<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1932–2007) philosopher
* ] (born 1935) academic and poet * ], poet
* ] (1899–1960), novelist<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1973), politician, author and diplomat
* ], Marshal of the Royal Air Force<ref name="dragons"/>
* ], son of ]
* ], serviceman, lieutenant, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, Indian Army
* ] (1922–1993), musician, composer, and teacher
* ] (born 1934), academic and historian of classical philosophy
* ] (1932–2007), philosopher
* ] (born 1935), academic and poet
* ] (born 1988), children's author
* ] (born 1973), politician, author and diplomat<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1952), philosopher and literary critic
* ] (1924–2020), son of ]<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1959), novelist and son of Christopher Tolkien<ref name="dragons"/>
*] (born 2005) Reading FC striker. (Inspired and mentored by the Gaps of 2017)
* ] (1922–1993), musician, composer, and teacher<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1916–2008), politician, novelist and poet
* ], Royal Navy admiral * ], Royal Navy admiral
* ] (born 1982), jockey and businessman * ] (born 1982), jockey and businessman
* ] (born 1971), actor (Silent Witness) * ] (born 1971), actor<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1963), ]-nominated author * ] (born 1963), ]-nominated author
* ] (born 1990), actress * ] (born 1990), actor<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1965), businessman, founder of ]<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1939), Royal Navy admiral, Commander-in-Chief Fleet 1992–95
* ] (born 1939), Royal Navy admiral, Commander-in-Chief Fleet 1992–95<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1988), comedian
* ] (born 1988), comedian<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1937–2017), actor<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (born 1970), technologist * ] (born 1970), technologist
* ] (born 1959), physicist, computer programmer * ] (born 1959), scientist and technology entrepreneur
* ] (1926–2021), cricket writer
* ] (born 1972), writer and film maker
* ] (1913–2009), mathematician and World War II codebreaker * ] (1913–2009), mathematician and World War II codebreaker
* ] (born 1981), director<ref name="dragons"/>
* ] (1926–2002), politician * ] (1926–2002), politician
}}


===Staff=== ==See also==
* ], located at the opposite end of Bardwell Road
* ]

==Notes==
The dragon-like creature shown on the crest is technically a ].


==References== ==References==
{{Reflist}}


==Further reading==
<references/>
*], ], ''Dragon Days: The Dragon School, Oxford, 1949–1955'' (CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2013, {{ISBN|978-1492129400}})

== External links ==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Dragon School}}
* {{Official website|http://www.dragonschool.org/}}
{{Schools in Oxfordshire}} {{Schools in Oxfordshire}}
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"Old Dragon" redirects here. For other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation).

School in Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Dragon School
Address
Bardwell Road
Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6SS
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°46′05″N 1°15′23″W / 51.76818°N 1.25639°W / 51.76818; -1.25639
Information
TypePreparatory day and boarding school and Pre-Prep school
MottoLatin: Arduus ad Solem
("Reach for the Sun")
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1877
FounderA. E. Clarke
Department for Education URN123288 Tables
HeadEmma Goldsmith (Prep); Annie McNeile (Pre-Prep)
GenderCoeducational
Age4 to 13
Enrollment800+
Houses9
Colour(s)Navy and yellow   
PublicationThe Draconian
Former pupilsOld Dragons
Websitewww.dragonschool.org

The Dragon School is a private school across two sites in Oxford, England. The Dragon Pre-Prep (children aged 4–7) and Prep School (children aged 8–13) are both co-educational schools. The Dragon Prep School was founded in 1877 as the Oxford Preparatory School. It takes day pupils and boarders.

Originally established for boys, the Dragon School also accepted a small number of day girls with a close connection to the school, first admitting girls as boarders in 1994. The school educates children aged 4 to 13 in two sites in North Oxford: Bardwell Road and Richards Lane. Boarding starts at 8 and there are 10 boarding houses, including one weekly-boarding house. Dragon Lane runs along the edge of the school immediately to the west.

History

School House at the Dragon School, on Bardwell Road in North Oxford

The school was founded by a committee of Oxford dons, among whom the most active was a Mr George. In honour of Saint George, the group decided to call themselves Dragons.

Teaching started in September 1877 at rooms in Balliol Hall, located in St Giles', central Oxford, under A. E. Clarke. The school expanded and moved within two years to 17 Crick Road, which became known as "School House". Charles Cotterill Lynam (known as the "Skipper") took over as headmaster in 1886.

In 1894, Lynam took out a lease on land at the current site at Bardwell Road in central North Oxford, just to the west of the River Cherwell. £4,000 was raised through subscriptions from local parents for the erection of new school buildings and the move was completed within a year. The school was known as Oxford Preparatory School and also Lynam's, but gradually its current name was adopted.

The Dragon School became the second school to take part in the Harrow History Prize in 1895. Over the years, many of its pupils have won this prize, an early winner being Kit Lynam. The school was run for many years by the Lynam family.

Dragon School playing fields off Bardwell Road

The school has become notable for its large number of eminent alumni.

Heads

The following have been Heads of the school, several from the Lynam family:

  • A. E. Clarke 1877–1886
  • C. C. Lynam ("Skipper") 1886–1920
  • A. E. Lynam ("Hum") 1920–1942
  • J. H. R. Lynam ("Joc") 1942–1965
  • R. K. Ingram ("Inky") 1965–1989
  • M. W. A. Gover ("Guv") 1972–1989 (head of day pupils, co-headmaster with "Inky")
  • N. P. V. Richardson 1989–1992
  • H. E. P. Woodcock 1992–1993
  • R. S. Trafford 1993–2002
  • J. R. Baugh 2002–2017
  • Crispin Hyde-Dunn 2017–2021
  • Emma Goldsmith 2021–present

Other teachers

Old Dragons

See also: Category:People educated at The Dragon School

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

See also

References

  1. "School web-site". Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. Jaques, C. H. (1977). "I: Beginnings". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 1–7.
  3. Jaques, C. H. (1977). "II: The Crick Road Era". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 7–21.
  4. Jaques, C. H. (1977). "III: To Bardwell Road". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 22–35.
  5. ^ Jaques, C. H. (1977). "A Table showing the Dragon descendants, boys and staff, of Charles Lynam of Stock-on-Trent". A Dragon Century: 1877 – 1977. Blackwell's. pp. 10–11.
  6. Ramaswamy, Chitra (28 March 2016). "Welcome to Dragon School – the lair of the British acting elite". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. "Keith Ingram — Long-serving Dragon prep school headmaster who won the respect and affection of staff and pupils (obituary)". The Times. 12 February 2007.
  8. "Former Dragon School headmaster (obituary)". The Oxford Times. 15 February 2007.
  9. RKI — An appreciation of the life of Keith Ingram. Dragon School Trust. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  10. Hodgson, Godfrey (14 May 2005). "Michael Gover — Headmaster of the Dragon School and a guardian of its founding tradition (obituary)". The Independent.
  11. "Michael Gover (obituary)". The Times. 8 June 2005.
  12. "Dragon's new head inspired by Harry Potter icon". Oxford Times. 21 September 2017. p. 7.
  13. ^ "Eminent Dragons". Dragon School. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  14. Stanford, Peter (22 June 2012). "The pain of Aung Sun Suu Kyi's sons, parted from their mother for 25 years". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  15. "Obituaries". Dragon School. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  16. "Rupert Lloyd • Producer, Noor Pictures". 13 May 2020.

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