University Examination Schools is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A Victorian Educational. 13 related planning applications.

University Examination Schools

WRENN ID
frozen-jade-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1954
Type
Educational
Period
Victorian
Address
University Examination Schools, High Street, OX1 4BG
OS grid reference
SP 518 062
Coordinates
51.75214, -1.25041
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The University Examination Schools, built between 1876 and 1878, were designed by Sir T G Jackson in the style of a Jacobean mansion. They are constructed from Clipsham stone, featuring a Stonesfield slate roof, with some Headington hardstone reused for the plinths. This building is notable for being the first use of Clipsham stone in Oxford. It has two storeys and is adorned with 5-light mullion and transom windows. The listed buildings on the south side form a group value context.

Local climate

University Examination Schools sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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