Europa School UK

The Europa School UK is located on Thame Lane, Culham, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DZ, on a single site. The campus is in Culham near Abingdon, with access by road and public transport. A small train station is about a 15‑minute walk from the school. Transport options include parent‑run bus services (BlocBus and Culham Bus Club) and Free School Transport provided by Oxfordshire County Council.

Bilingual Primary; MYP Secondary; IB Diploma Programme Sixth Form.

The Europa School UK is a UK state-funded Free School and an IB World School.

Learning support includes the normal range of differentiated teaching approaches used by all teachers, plus more specialised individual or group support provided by Learning Support staff. Specific learning difficulties are detected by referral from teachers, parents and pupils themselves. A learning support coordinator is appointed by the school, and learning support can be provided in years S1‑S5 in all subjects, and in exceptional cases in years S6‑S7.

School starts around 08:15–08:25 and ends around 15:10–15:45, depending on year group. KS3–KS5 finish at 12:35 on Wednesdays. The detailed timetable for each year group is published in the school's day timetable.

There are two parent-run bus organisations: BlocBus and Culham Bus Club, each offering different routes; in addition, the school notes how to arrange transport for afternoons and coordinates with families for bus spaces. Free School Transport is provided by the county council where eligible. There is a small train station about 15 minutes' walk from the school, and a Local Bus (Bus 45) serves the area.

Europa School UK provides a multilingual, immersion-based education from primary through sixth form, with the International Baccalaureate as the end-qualification. In Primary, all pupils are taught through two languages, with half the week in English and the other half in the stream language (French, German, or Spanish). Stream languages are taught by bilingual staff and immersion is used, with all communication in the language of the day. In Secondary, History and Geography are studied in a second language. The school is a Free School and is OFSTED inspected. The Sixth Form offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, free of charge to all students.

In 2025, 97% of IB Diploma Programme candidates passed, with an average score of 34. 54% of higher level grades were 6 or 7, and 35% of the cohort achieved the Bilingual Diploma. Destinations include the University of Bath, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Exeter, King's College London, the University of Manchester, University College London, and the University of York, with additional European destinations such as ESMA Montpellier and Université Caen Normandie.

Graduates progress to competitive universities in the UK or Europe. Destinations include Bath, Edinburgh, Exeter, KCL, Manchester, UCL, York and European institutions such as ESMA Montpellier and Université Caen Normandie. Some students pursue degree apprenticeships.

Pastoral care and purposeful learning develop pupils into happy, engaged and independent individuals. Global Perspective and Motivation are core values that foster understanding of others, openness to languages, and personal growth.

Special Needs Coordinators provide SEN support; Gill Hudson is the Special Needs Co-ordinator.

All Primary pupils learn through two languages, with half the week in English and the other half in a stream language (French, German, or Spanish). In class an immersion method is used, with communication predominantly in the language of the day.

Wellbeing support includes access to a School Health Nurse and a pastoral counsellor; safeguarding policies promote positive mental health and wellbeing.

Safeguarding is prioritised; a Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputy Leads are in place (Georgie Neville; Lynn Wood and Karen Marais). Contact safeguardingleads@europaschool.uk. A Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy exists.

The school has two admission points: rising 5 in Reception and age 16 in Year 12. In Reception there are 90 places across three language streams: 30 English/French, 30 English/German, 30 English/Spanish. Language preference is collected but does not determine who receives an offer. When applications exceed the published number, offers are made in rank order until a class is full; if a tie occurs, a distance-based tiebreaker using three nodal points is applied. Nodal Point weights are Node 1 50%, Node 2 35%, Node 3 15%. Oversubscription criteria include looked-after or previously looked-after children, siblings who will still be on roll, children of staff, and up to 10% of places in Years 7–11 allocated for aptitude in modern foreign languages (assessed by an independent process). The distance-based tiebreaker measures straight-line distance to one of the three nodal points. There is a right of appeal for unsuccessful applicants. Post-statutory admissions to 16–19 require minimum academic qualifications (at least five GCSE grades 5–9 including Maths and English, with grade 7 for Higher Level courses); entrants may come from Year 11 or from another country and must have sufficient language and English proficiency (CEFR B2) to study in the school's streams; short tests may be applied for entrants from outside the school. Offers follow the usual admission order; if a place is declined, other eligible applicants are considered.

There is no waiting list for the other language class once you accept a place.