Oakleigh House School is a
co-educational
private primary school in
Swansea, Wales. The school is owned and operated by the
Cognita
Cognita is a global private schools group which owns and operates schools throughout the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil, India and Chile. Between them, Cognita schools deliver eight different ...
Group, and is situated in the
Uplands area of the city.
History
Oakleigh House School was established in 1919. In 1995, it became part of the Ffynone House School Trust, and in 2007 it joined the Cognita Group of Schools.
In 2016, the School received the NACE Cymru Challenge Award.
Facilities
Facilities in Oakleigh House include a hall, outdoor areas, a nursery, ICT rooms and on site catering.
Pupils follow a defined curriculum which incorporates key elements of the
Foundation Phase
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* Foundation (nonprofit), a type of charitable organization
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but is not bound by it.
Sport
Oakleigh House offers a variety of sports along, with fixtures against other schools taking place on a regular basis, and team sports being represented at all levels.
From Year 3 pupils travel to
Swansea University
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for their twice-weekly games lessons, where they have exclusive use of the indoor track and outdoor pitches. They also have swimming lessons at
Wales National Pool.
Notable former pupils
Prominent former pupils of the school include:
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Michael Heseltine
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Eddie Izzard
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Izzard's stand- ...
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Alun Wyn Jones
Alun Wyn Jones (born 19 September 1985) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a Rugby union/lock, lock for the Ospreys (rugby union), Ospreys and the Wales national rugby union team, Wales national team. He is List of rugby u ...
References
External links
Oakleigh House School
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Private schools in Swansea
Preparatory schools in Wales
Educational institutions established in 1919
1919 establishments in Wales
Cognita