How We Became Oxford’s Summer School Experts
Who We Are
With over twenty years’ experience running summer schools, our leadership team have unrivalled expertise.
We’ve helped establish, lead and run programmes – from Discovery Summer to the Oxford & Cambridge Summer School (later renamed the Oxbridge International Summer School) to the Oxford Scholastica Academy.
The idea behind Summer School Oxford was born from a conversation with a mother of a fifteen-year-old boy.
She wanted to send her son to Oxford but, living in the Middle East, faced a major information gap.
She didn’t know which programmes were reputable, which offered the best academics or which would give her son the safest, most rewarding experience.
We realised there was a need for a trusted, expert-led tool – and created Summer School Oxford to fill the gap.
How We Work
We’ve conducted in-depth research to build a reliable resource for families exploring Oxford summer schools.
This includes interviewing hundreds of students, analysing thousands of online reviews and evaluating key factors such as teaching quality, accommodation, extracurricular opportunities and value for money.
Our goal is simple: to offer a data-driven, expert-led perspective that helps you choose with confidence.
How We’re Different
Unlike generic websites that simply list options, we’ve carried out research to deliver meaningful insights. Providers can’t pay to influence our recommendations.
Our goal is to help families find the right Oxford summer school, connect providers with students who are the best fit and raise standards across the sector.
This makes us the only dedicated comparison site offering data-driven recommendations.
FAQs
Our goal is to help families find the right Oxford summer school, connect programmes with students who are the best fit and raise standards across the sector. We are committed to transparency and welcome feedback from all families and summer school providers.
We match students with summer schools based on objective data. For example, if a student is looking for a premium priced Archaeology summer school lasting two weeks with en-suite accommodation, we recommend the programmes that best fit those criteria.
We also review summer schools based on our own research, including detailed surveys and street interviews with students who attended a range of programmes. Our approach ensures that every recommendation is grounded in real experiences, not marketing claims.
No. We do not accept any payment or commission from summer schools to influence rankings, reviews or our recommendations.
Our recommendations are based on research, including interviews with hundreds of students, analysis of thousands of online reviews and detailed evaluations of key factors such as teaching quality, accommodation and student experience. No summer school can influence our scoring or placement.
Our primary market research was conducted during 2024, supplemented by ongoing updates to ensure accuracy and relevance.
