The IB Diploma is a very well established and highly regarded international qualification and students are choosing to study for the IB rather than traditional British A' levels. St. Clare's has a worldwide reputation as experts in providing the IB Diploma. No other school or college in England has been teaching the IB longer than St. Clare's and there are only 13 other institutions in the world who have taught the IB longer than us.

We always encourage students and parents to visit the college so they can get a much better idea of just how successful we are at preparing our students, not just for the IB, but for their future studies and careers. Visits can be arranged at any time and we have three Open Days each year.

We are very pleased with the excellent results achieved by our students in the May 2011 exams. A 100% pass rate and average points score of 35.80 indicates the quality of the students and their commitment to hard work. We were also pleased that one student achieved 45 points, the highest possible score in the IB. To look at the pattern of our recent IB results, please follow this link.

The College had been awarded the highest rating for the quality of its boarding after a recent Ofsted inspection in November 2009, something that fewer than 10% of boarding schools achieve in the UK. Follow this link to read the full Ofsted inspection report.

In January 2011 the UK government released its league tables - St. Clare's ranked 25th for all schools in England, 11th for independent sixth form schools and number one in Oxfordshire - read more here.

• With the IB Diploma students are accepted at the best universities and colleges worldwide. The depth and breadth of the Diploma enables students to offer that bit extra not only at higher education institutes but also within future careers.
• The IB is a two-year programme for students aged 16 and above preparing for university entry.
• As an international qualification students can follow university or career options within a global market.
• Time and again, education research and reports show that the make up of the diploma develops a well rounded individual with challenging views.
• By offering full and part scholarships we positively encourage able students to consider taking the IB Diploma at St. Clare's
• Classed as Outstanding take a look at our recent Ofsted report
• Take a look at the latest full Independent Schools Inspectorate report for St. Clare's
• As we are experts at teaching the IB we are one of the few schools worldwide who run workshops for experienced and new teachers of the IB
• We are members of the Independent Schools Council and the Independent Schools Association
• The difference between A levels and the IB are described in detail in this article published in the Oxford Times

"Truly international, vibrant, fun, gets the right results, couldn't do better … if you want to go the IB road." Good Schools Guide 2008.

	IB Diploma The full two year diploma; a challenging course where students study six subjects - more ...
	Preparatory IB A one year preparation course for students wanting to progress to the full IB diploma - more ...
	Open Days Our next Open Day is Saturday 24 September 2011 - we hope you will take the opportunity to visit us - more ...
	IB summer courses Short introduction and review courses run in the summer - more ...
	IB teacher workshops IBO recognised training courses and workshops for IB teachers - more ...
	Scholarships We offer full and part scholarships. All shortlisted students have to attend our Scholarship Day - more ...