We believe that one of the things God has called us to be as a group of churches is to be both salt and light in the whole area of education - helping, supporting and encouraging an awareness of faith issues in local main stream schools but also demonstrating, to the best of our ability, how education can work with Christ at the centre.  In this second area of Christian education, we have established a school together with the other churches of OCC, based in Witney and are seeking to develop this vision more widely.

The King's School

The King's School is a Christian co-ed independent school in West Oxfordshire for pupils aged 5-16 years. The school is part of the work of Oxfordshire Community Churches (OCC). This group of churches has been pioneering in the field of Christian education since 1984 when we started The King’s School in Witney, the first purpose build school of its kind in the UK. The school is now well established, operating both Primary and Senior sites with excellent academic results. 

In an environment where worship and prayer are a daily part of school life, we see pupils flourish. Teachers and parents work closely together to help the children fufil their full potential in God, recognising and nurturing both the academic and non academic giftings that each one has been given.

For more information about the school, click here. Alternatively, contact Mrs Ann Gibbon, Head of Primary, on 01993 778463 or Mr John Ellwood, Principal and Head of Seniors on 01993 709985

A Growing Vision 

Locally, OCC is developing pre-schools around Oxfordshire and we currently have Stepping Stones based at The King's School, King's Kids in Didcot and The King's Pre-School in Bicester.  God has given us a vision to see some of these develop into local community schools in the future, with some provision for infant classes which would later feed into the King's School in Witney.

Nationally and internationally, especially in Africa, the King's School and the lessons learnt there have enabled us to help other local churches and groups of churches to establish schools for kingdom education - often in areas where little or no education has been available before.  Members of the OCC apostolic team and teachers and pupils from the King's school give on-going support to schools in Poland, Kazakstan, Uganda, Rwanda and Zambia among other places.