St Clare's, Oxford
St Clare’s, Oxford was founded by Anne Dreydel OBE and Pamela Morris in 1953. The college grew out of a scheme to establish links between British and European students after the Second World War. In the mid-50s, students came from more than 12 Western European countries. Over time, the college began to attract a wide range of nationalities. Nowadays there are over 40 nationalities on the IB Diploma alone.
The college began extending its offering to include university-level and pre-university study. As well as longer academic courses, short Summer courses became a central feature of the college. Links with US universities were established in the 1960’s. This collaboration enabled US students to gain credit toward their degree. By the 1970s US students were coming to St Clare’s for their study abroad program. This replaced the University of London external degrees which had previously been taught.
In 1977, St Clare's introduced the International Baccalaureate Diploma for pre-university students, and gradually phased out A Levels. They are one of the longest-running IB schools in the world and the first established IB World School in England; only 13 other institutions have taught the IB for longer. St Clare's Oxford also delivers the IB Teacher Training Workshops in cooperation with the IBO, which began in 2002.
Founded: 1953
Age Range: 15 to 18
Curriculum: IB
Address: 139 Banbury Rd, Oxford OX2 7AL, United Kingdom
Phone number: +44 1865 517357
Website: https://stclares.ac.uk/
