
In 1920, Davenport House, one of the current boarding houses, (on the corner of London Road and Pullens Lane) was taken over by the school. As the school rapidly expanded after the war, more buildings were bought and added to the school. It started at Headington Lodge on Osler Road with just ten boarding and eight-day girls. Headington School was founded in 1915 by a group of evangelical Christians to provide "a sound education for girls to fit them for the demands and opportunities likely to arise after the war". The Good Schools Guide called Headington "A delightful school, nurtures and entertains its pupils while at the same time achieving excellent academic results. Headington School is an independent girls' school in Headington, Oxford, England, founded by a group of evangelical Christians in 1915.
