Welcome to Tower College’s website ~ we hope that it will give you a taste of our school. We are very proud of Tower College, and all that is achieved here.

The Independent Schools Inspectorate said, after their inspection visit in 2008 that ‘The relationship between staff and pupils, based on mutual respect and trust, is excellent and pupils clearly feel safe, secure and happy in their lessons. This enriching relationship contributes greatly to the positive learning environment that pervades the school’.

Put more simply, Tower College has a happy family atmosphere in which the pupils thrive. This is particularly satisfying as the school was founded by my late parents, Charles and Muriel Oxley in 1948, and my cousins were amongst the first pupils, with my brothers and me following on! The family atmosphere is still evident ~ staff members include former pupils, and former and current parents.

My father’s wish for the school was to have successful pupils in academic work, in sport and in music. Each year, our successes in all these spheres make me realise how his vision is now a reality due to the hard work of staff and pupils, and the support of parents. My mother just wanted the children to be kind to one another ~ a simple enough aim, but one that does take work and time as the children from nursery onwards learn to share and to think of others, and the older children work and socialise in an atmosphere free from bullying.