Oakwood School

Introduction to Oakwood School

Oakwood Prep School was founded in 1912 and has grown into a thriving co-educational preparatory day school and nursery, for 250 children aged between 2½ to 11.

The School is set in 160 acres of glorious park and woodland between the South Downs and the coast. Oakwood's home is a large Georgian country house.

Our children learn in a wonderfully safe and spacious environment in the heart of beautiful Sussex countryside, only two miles from Chichester.


Mission Statement and School Aims

Oakwood School exists to provide education of the highest practicable quality and variety for children aged 2½ to 11 years, enabling them to gain entry to appropriate senior schools and thrive there.

To fulfill its mission, the School aims:
• To give each child a well-balanced education, developing intellectual, creative and physical talents to the full and nurturing a sense of moral and spiritual awareness.
• To celebrate successes within a supportive environment that encourages children to develop the confidence and optimism to take risks, to try out new challenges and discover new aptitudes and interests without the fear of failure.
• To work in partnership with parents, within a friendly, secure and disciplined community, to encourage every pupil to act with integrity, responsibility and concern for others.


Our school ethos states:

Oakwood School is a welcoming school where everyone is valued highly and where tolerance, honesty, co-operation and mutual respect for others are fostered. We are committed to the development of the whole person within a supportive, secure and creative environment. A broad, balanced and appropriate curriculum provides equal opportunity for all pupils to maximise their potential regardless of age, sex, colour, religion or disability. We endeavor to promote positive relationships with parents, governors and members of the wider community.

The Oakwood Way

We are kind and helpful
We do not hurt other people’s feelings
We try always to do our very best
We look after our own property and the property of others
We listen to other people and we do not interrupt
We are honest
We are polite

The Oakwood Way was developed by the children at the School and it seeks to guide them making clear the school's expectations. It is a code of conduct that every child is expected to follow.

The Oakwood Way is printed in the Homework Diary and is also displayed in all classrooms.

For more information about Oakwood School, please contact us