1900 - 1939

Naomi Mitchison OBE

Naomi Mitchison OBE

Naomi Mitchison CBE (OD 1911), (née Haldane) followed her brother to the Dragon (then known as Oxford Preparatory School) in 1904, as the only girl. She qualified for the University of Oxford in 1914, via the Oxford higher local examination and entered the Society of...

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Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC

Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC

Leonard was born in Chester and moved to Oxford at a young age, where he studied at the Dragon and Stowe School. He was later accepted to Merton College, Oxford University, joined the RAF and trained as a pilot. Assigned to Bomber Command, Leonard become one of the...

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Nevil Shute Norway

Nevil Shute Norway

Nevil Norway (OD 1913) left the Dragon at the end of the Easter Term 1913. He went on to graduate from Balliol College, Oxford, in 1922 with a degree in Engineering Science. Nevil was an aeronautical engineer and novelist. He used his pen name Nevil Shute to separate...

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Dragon Quest is our thrilling new enrichment program where children learn new skills and try out new things, reaping the benefits of a school that places equal weight on intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development. Some of the activities have direct academic benefits, others are focused on building friendships and life skills.

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