Carfax College

Carfax College, Oxford (formerly known as the Carfax Tutorial Establishment)

Motto	Everything is possible
Established	2008
Type	Independent day school Independent boarding school Independent Sixth Form College Tutorial College
Principal	Rupert Alesbury
Founder	Alexander Nikitich
Location	39-42 Hythe Bridge Street Oxford England Coordinates: 51°45′12″N 1°15′58″W / 51.753423°N 1.266121°W / 51.753423; -1.266121
Local authority	Oxfordshire
DfE number	931/6014
DfE URN	139997 Tables
Students	~45
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	11–21
Colours	Oxford blue
Website	www.carfax-oxford.com

Carfax College, Oxford, previously known as Carfax Tutorial Establishment, Oxford is a registered independent school in England, specializing in providing one-to-one and very-small-group tuition in all academic subjects to pupils of all ages. It is a registered examination centre for all main British examination boards. Its current principal is Rupert Alesbury.

History

Carfax College was founded in central Oxford in 2008 by Alexander Nikitich, an international edupreneur, in order to provide intensive preparation for school and university entrance to pupils advised by Carfax Consultants. Initially it was located in the Westgate Centre, moving to 25 Beaumont Street in 2009. In 2011 it moved again to its present dedicated site at 39-42 Hythe Bridge Street and began accepting pupils with no prior connection to the Carfax Education Group. Currently the majority of its pupils enroll by making a direct application to the college.

Courses Offered

The majority of Carfax pupils study A levels in order to apply to leading universities in the UK or abroad, while those studying for GCSE and IGCSE qualifications, often progress to other schools for Sixth Form. Some pupils come to CTE to retake A levels, GCSEs or IB subjects. Younger pupils prepare for entry into major Public Schools by following the Common Entrance curriculum. Many join for intensive revision over shorter periods of time such as half-terms or holidays. Easter revision programmes are particularly popular. A number of pupils from other boarding schools come to Oxford on weekends in order to supplement their studies with tution from Carfax tutors.

Inspections and Accreditations

It was rated as 'exceeding expectations' in every category by the Independent Schools Inspectorate following an inspection the PFE scheme in 2012.^[1] In 2014 it underwent a maiden inspection by Ofsted and was rated 'good'.^[2] Carfax College is a member of the Council for Independent Education.^[3] In 2011 it became one of the co-founders of the Oxford Consortium of Independent Tutorial Colleges.^[4]

Media Attention

In August 2014 Carfax College attracted attention of the national media in the UK by becoming the first independent school in the UK to charge lower tuition fees for British pupils than for overseas pupils.^[5]^[6]

Tri-torials

In 2013 CTE came up with a new word to describe its method of small-group tuition - tri-torial. The term describes the format of lessons delivered to groups of maximum of three pupils. The rationale behind this format is that in order to preserve the tutor's attention to every pupil, groups should not exceed this size, beyond which the lesson stops being a tutorial.

References

External links

School website: http://www.carfax-oxford.com
British Boarding Schools Workshop summary of CTE: http://www.bbsw.org.uk/lib/workshop-downloads/school-profiles/Mar14/March_2014_Handbook_(Page_37).pdf

Schools in Oxfordshire

Secondary	Banbury Academy Bartholomew School The Bicester School Blessed George Napier RC School Burford School Carterton Community College Cheney School Cherwell School Chiltern Edge School Chipping Norton School Cooper School Didcot Girls' School Faringdon Community College Fitzharrys School Gillotts School Gosford Hill School Henry Box School Icknield Community College John Mason School King Alfred's Academy Langtree School Larkmead School Lord Williams's School Marlborough School, Woodstock Matthew Arnold School North Oxfordshire Academy The Oxford Academy Oxford Spires Academy St Birinus School St Gregory the Great RC School Wallingford School The Warriner School Wheatley Park School UTC Oxfordshire Wood Green School

Independent (preparatory)	Abingdon Preparatory School Christ Church Cathedral School Cothill House Dragon School Emmanuel Christian School New College School The Oratory Preparatory School Rupert House School St Hugh's School Summer Fields School

Independent	Abingdon School Al-Madina School Bloxham School Carfax Tutorial Establishment Cokethorpe School Cranford House School D'Overbroeck's College Education First EF International Academy European School, Culham Greene's Tutorial College Headington School Kingham Hill School King's School Magdalen College School The Oratory School Our Lady's Abingdon Oxford High School Oxford International College Oxford Montessori Schools Radley College Rye St Antony School St Clare's School St Edward's School St Helen and St Katharine Shiplake College Sibford School Tudor Hall School

Special	Bishopswood School Mulberry Bush School Parklands Campus Swalcliffe Park School

Further education	Abingdon and Witney College Banbury and Bicester College City of Oxford College Denman College Henley College

Former	Carmel College City of Oxford High School for Boys Drayton School Falconbury School Milham Ford School Peers School Southfield Grammar School Oxford Military College St Mary's School, Wantage

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