Dragon School

The Dragon School is a renowned British preparatory school in the city of Oxford, founded in 1877. The school accepts pupils from the age of 8 ("E Block") through to 13 ("A Block"), although an associated 'pre-prep', Lynams, accepts children from age 4. It is primarily known as a boarding school, although it also takes day pupils. In September 2001, it had 840 pupils, of both sexes http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=999901010.715944%40adsl.fast.net.uk. Girls have been admitted as boarders since 1994. It has been described as "England's largest and most famous preparatory school" http://www.cotswoldcountry.co.uk/oxford_schools_and_colleges.htm.

Past pupils

Former pupils of the Dragon School are humorously referred to as Old Dragons. The following people were students at one time (or, in a few cases, currently attending the school):

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• Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984), British poet, Poet Laureate from 1972
• Jonathan Bowen (born 1956), British computer scientist
• Humphry Bowen (1929–2001), British botanist and chemist
• Humphrey Carpenter ( 1946–2005), British journalist, author, and musician
• The Clay brothers, rowers
• Christopher Cazenove (born 1945), actor
• Group Captain Sir Leonard Cheshire VC (1917–1992), distinguised serviceman, Wing Commander, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and founder of the Leonard Cheshire homes for the disabled
• Lady Antonia Fraser (born 1932), British historical author
• Cyril Gadney, rugby player and president of the RFU
• The Rt. Hon. Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963), British politician, leader of the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963
• John Haldane (1860–1936) and his children J.B.S. Haldane (1892–1964) and Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999), British novelist and poet.
• Tim Henman OBE (born 1974), British tennis player
• Pico Iyer (born 1957), British-born journalist and author
• Peter Jay, British television journalist, and former Economics Editor for the BBC
• Patrick Jenkin PC (Lord Jenkin of Roding, born 1926), British politician
• David Jessel, journalist
• Stephen Jessel, journalist
• Dom Joly (born 1970), comedian
• John Kendrew (1917–1997), molecular biologist and Nobel Laureate
• Hugh Laurie (born 1959), British comedian and actor
• John Lloyd (born 1951), British comedy writer and producer
• Sir John Mortimer (born 1923), British playwright, barrister, and novelist
• Sir Roger Norrington (born 1934), musician and conductor
• Ronnie Poulton-Palmer (born c. 1890; killed in First World War), rugby player
• Timothy Raison, British politician
• Jack Randle VC, distinguished serviceman, T/Captain, 2nd Bn. The Royal Norfolk Regiment, British Army
• Andrew Robinson (born 1957), author and editor
• William Leefe Robinson VC (1895–1918), distinguished serviceman, Lieutenant, 39 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
• Nicholas Shakespeare (born 1957), British journalist and novelist
• Nevil Shute (1899–1960), British novelist
• Marshal of the Air Force John Slessor, distinguished serviceman
• John Smyth VC, distinguished serviceman, Lieutenant, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, Indian Army
• Peter Tranchell (1922–1993), musician, composer, and teacher
• Emma Watson (born 1990), actress
• Admiral Sir Hugo White, distinguished serviceman
• Stephen Wolfram (born 1959), British physicist
• Baroness Young (1926–2002), British politician