Electives & Societies

Teachers from all departments lead Electives and Societies that reflect their own leisure interests or skills outside the classroom. Several are run by senior pupils. They are an opportunity for pupils to broaden academic horizons and explore artistic, literary, cultural or sporting activities without having to be tested on the experience. They offer a chance for pupils to delve deeper into things that really interest them, such as dissection and photography, as well as a chance to have a go at something that they have never done before, such as bridge or shooting. Above all, they are designed to be fun and embrace the enjoyment of learning.

A sociable way of learning

Each major academic department runs its own Society, with some offering one at both a senior and a junior level. Each Society welcomes distinguished visitors to speak during the academic year. Most Society meetings take place in the evenings and are a sociable way of learning more about personal interests.

Oscar Radio

OSCAR Radio is the longest running school radio station in the UK. It is the only station run by pupils under the age of 18 and broadcasts for up to eight weeks a year to Oundle and the surrounding area.

Prior to 2019, OSCAR Radio had 39 short-term FM licences to broadcast twice a year. In 2019 OSCAR retired its FM transmitter, and now broadcasts exclusively via the internet stream to its thousands of listeners across the world.

Some of Our Electives and Societies

Advanced Maths for Juniors	Astronomy	Badminton
Basketball	Board Games	Bridge
Chess	Climbing	Cookery
Creative Writing	Cricket Skills	Crochet
Dissection	Dressmaking	F1 in Schools
Fives	Football	Greenpower
Hispanic Society	History Film Society	History of Art
Hockey Goalkeeper Skills	Junior Book Club	Junior Psychology
Junior Tennis	Lingua Magazine	Making Books
MedSoc	Mindfulness	Model United Nations
Netball	Origami	Ornithology
Oscar Radio	Photography	Programming
Riding	Rowing	Squash
Stahl Theatre Backstage	Strategic Card School	Swimming
Table Tennis	Target Rifle Shooting	Touch Rugby (Girls)
UK Maths Challenge Extra	Warhammer	Waterpolo