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Johnny Bush, i/c Cross Country, 1983

APWB salutes a legend of Summer Fields who retired in July 2024 after 44 years at the school. More...

Cricket at Summer Fields by Jocelyn Galsworthy

In her oil painting, Jocelyn Galsworthy beautifully captures the essence of Summer Fields. More...

Edward 'Ned' Harris pictured above in Ukraine, 2022.

Edward 'Ned' Harris died on August 26 2025. More...

Lady Fox former Summer Fields parent and Governor has died aged 96.

Lady Fox former Summer Fields parent and Governor has died aged 96 on 12 July 2025. More...

John Floyd joins Summer Fields as new Headmaster in September 2026

John Floyd will take over as Headmaster of Summer Fields from September 2026 More...

David Faber took up his role as Headmaster in September 2010.

David Faber will be retiring as Headmaster in Summer 2026. More...

Gertrude Maclaren - we have just two photographs of her.

In a world where girls were rarely given an academic education, Gertrude emerged as a young woman with an extraordinary knowledge of the Classics. More...

Justin Wong in Imperial College's 2021 team for University Challenge

In the last 160 years, 436 SF boys have won King’s Scholarships at Eton (and many others have won awards at Winchester and other fine schools). How m… More...

Lawrence Clarke (OS, 1998–2003), the 110 metres hurdler who came 4th in 2012

With excitement building as the Paris Olympics draw near, Andrew Bishop investigates the Summer Fields connections with the Olympic Games. More...

Here is another small selection of news items that have come my way recently. Please do share your news with all who visit the alumni website – contac… More...

Cyril Bradshaw

Donald was born in Frodsham, Cheshire in 1933. During the war he attended Summer Fields Prep School in Oxford before going on to Malvern in 1946. More...

Christopher Miles

Award-winning film director who never forgot that his showbusiness career began at Summer Fields More...

Philip Ziegler

A diplomat and historian, whose unflagging industry and punctilious research resulted in many of his biographies becoming almost definitive More...

The Red Pavilion by Kin Grachangnetara (OS 2019 - 2023)

As a taste of what we hope might develop into a regular and more comprehensive update on alumni news, here is a small sample of snippets that have com… More...

A century for Summer Fields is not quite the same as a century for England - but just as memorable!

There's a wealth of detail about school cricket matches in older issues of the school magazine, and there are dozens of old scorebooks in the archives… More...

We are delighted to share our Donor Report 2021 - 2023.

Read about the impact of your gifts and find out more about the progress of our bursary campaign, Soaring Futures in our Donor Report. More...

The Stained Glass & Chapels of Oxford

"It dawned on me that there was an extraordinary diversity of chapels within Oxford...yet there was no collective record of these chapels...little did… More...

Waterperry Opera Festival is performing Mansfield Park at Kirtlington Park

OS Peter Buxton (1968-1973) is hosting Waterperry Opera Festival performances of MANSFIELD PARK at Kirtlington Park on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th S… More...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla

APWB takes a look at the King's Coronation from a Summer Fields angle. More...

Leo Aylen discovered his love for spoken verse as a young pupil at Summer Fields

Leo is an accomplished poet and author with an impressive career in broadcasting. He is excited to be a candidate for the prestigious Oxford Professor… More...

Seb Corso (2014-2018) with his fives partner, Marcel.

The 2022–23 fives season has recently finished, and several Old Summerfieldians have appeared on court either in tournaments or playing league matches… More...

Remembering Kate Davies

We are sorry to report the death of Kate Davies on Christmas Eve 2022, at the age of 87. More...

In the men's real tennis Varsity Match, on the 3rd and 4th March, Oxford triumphed 4-2.

In the men's real tennis Varsity Match, on the 3rd and 4th March, Oxford triumphed 4-2. The four-man team for the dark blues included two Old Summerfi… More...

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