Co-Founder Mrs Louise Formby, FRGS, MA, MSc (Oxon)
The Oxford IQ Preparatory Academy
Our flagship residential courses are for cohorts of pre-university students (ages 13-18), and university students (ages 18+) from around the world. Each group of participants live, learn and dine in a college setting and are taught by dedicated educators. Come join us!
Study in Oxford in the Summer of 2025
College Life
Dine in Ancient Halls
Explore UK Cities
All students live, learn, and dine in a college setting and we use the city as a classroom!
Explore UK Cities
Dine in Ancient Halls
Explore UK Cities
Our OxIQ Mentors take students on tours of the cities of Oxford and London, and arrange activities in the evenings.
Dine in Ancient Halls
Dine in Ancient Halls
Dine in Ancient Halls
Dine in the historic dining halls in the city of Oxford. Meals are tailored to the needs of each student by world-class chefs.
Make New Friends
Dine in Ancient Halls
Dine in Ancient Halls
Meet other ambitious students from around the world and make life-long friends through the Oxford IQ Academy Alumni Association.
Photo: Team Thucydides before Formal Hall 2024 (Univ)
Welcome to Oxford IQ Academy (ages 16+)
Our courses are inclusive (every student is valuable), small in size, and elite. Why be just a "number" in another Oxford summer school with cohorts of 150-220? Join us and experience 1:1 tutorials with OxBridge tutors, and build life-long friendships with close-knit classmates.
Oxford IQ Academy Residential Courses in Oxford (ages 16+)
"The Oxford Classic" Programme (2 weeks)
Imagine spending two weeks in Oxford and taking three different subjects and then visiting London for the day! Our classic two-week programme includes room & 1/2 board (breakfast and dinner) in an Oxford college, all activities fees, teaching fees, and a study trip to London. Students will submit a final project and participate in a small group presentation.
New for 2025! "The Oxford Intensive" (1 week)
For 2025, we are offering the option of a one-week course that begins with our two-week cohort (students will choose two courses) and finishes 6 days later with a finished project. The course fee includes room & board (breakfast and dinner) in an Oxford college, activities fees, and local tours of Oxford museums and other sites.
Photo: Team Aristotle before Formal Hall 2024 (Brasenose)
Welcome to Oxford IQ Preparatory Academy (ages 13-15)
Our cohort participants ages 13-15 grow up in two weeks in Oxford! Parents tell us that their child is apprehensive and lacks self-confidence in the beginning of the course. When the same parents attend Graduation at the end of the course, they find a confident, polite, and intelligent scholar!
Oxford IQ Prep Academy Residential Courses in Oxford (13-15)
"The Oxford Classic" Programme (2 weeks)
Imagine spending two weeks in Oxford and taking three different subjects and then visiting London with your new classmate friends for the day! Our classic two-week programme includes room & full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner) in an Oxford college, all activities fees, teaching fees, and a study trip to London. Students will submit a final project and participate in a small group presentation.
2024 Oxford IQ Academy Cohorts (ages 16-18, and 13-15)
8 July - 20 July 2024 - Brasenose College
This cohort ('Team Herodotus') is made up of a group of high-achieving scholars ages 16-18 from around the world.
29 July - 10 August 2024 - University College
Team Thucydides is a cohort of 16-18 year old high-achieving scholars from around the world.
29 July - 10 August 2024 - Brasenose College
29 July - 10 August 2024 - Brasenose College
Team Aristotle is a cohort of 13-15 year old high-achieving young scholars from around the world.
2025 Courses (Examples)
Global Healthcare & Medicine
This course is a hands-on practical course for students with an interest in pursuing a career in the global healthcare industry. You will learn the business of medicine in the city and university in which the first COVID-19 vaccine was developed.
Technology I: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Coding
Technology can be an essential thread through a large variety of professional activities in which you will engage in the adult world. We cover a number of topics and allow students to focus on their areas of interest.
Political Leadership: Law, Economics, Politics & International Relations
Because many of our students come from the top schools in the world, and aspire to attend the top universities in the world, chances are high that these students will become national and international leaders. This popular course comes from the tradition of PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics). Dreaming of leading change in the world? This is the place to start.
Business Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Whether you want to run a corporation one day, or start your own company, we teach you the essential basics of business, competition, and innovation. In the past, we taught a cohort of students from Argentina how to analyse the 'business of football' with trips to Arsenal Football Club and Chelsea Football Club. You will research a 'problem,' come up with a solution, write and present a business plan in this course.
Creative Writing for Aspiring Novelists and Screenwriters
Do you have dreams of writing a novel, getting it published, and perhaps selling the rights of your story for a Hollywood film or mini-series? Do you believe you are too young to even think about writing a novel? Did you know that the YA (Young Adult) market is the fastest growing genre, and that more and more teenagers are getting published? We get right to the business of writing in this course because we believe every person has a story to tell. We teach you character development, plot and story evolution, pacing, dialogue, and other essential elements of writing. You will develop an outline for a novel in this course.
Technology II: Space, Earth Science, Climate Change
Space technology is one the fastest growing tech segments in the world as lower costs are enabling a flood of new entrants to build and launch their own satellites. Learn about the space industry, how to position yourself for a career, and the essentials of satellite tech, space architectures, and space diplomacy from a former NASA official.
Applied Landscape Archaeology - Drone Technology and GIS
Students learn how to operate drones and interpret Geographic Information Systems in the context of discovering archaeological sites. We combine this course with elements of our Classics course.
Classics ("The Greats")
Inspired by our US partner, St John's College, we have created a unique course taught by Oxford University Classics professors. Students discuss major works in seminar-style settings facilitated by Oxford Tutors.
English Literature
Study the Greats of English Literature in this intensive course where you will read the great poets of the past (Shelley, Byron, Milton), the plays of Shakespeare, as well as study modern English authors Henry James, HG Wells, Kipling, WH Auden, and Virginia Woolf. At Oxford, you will explore the gardens and colleges where The Inklings studied and taught as Oxford Dons. This course is usually paired with Creative Writing.
The Oxford IQ Academy - Project Presentations
Excursions - London Study Trip
Oxford IQ Preparatory Academy
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
At the Oxford IQ Preparatory Academy, we treat your children as if they were our own. Through our parent organisation, we are Affiliate Members of ROSPA and we have strict policies on protection of students, staff, and faculty at all times during our courses.
DBS Checked Staff
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Each member of our of our team who teach, mentor, or interact with students on all of our courses must pass British Police requirements through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
British Council Training
British Council Training
Through our parent organisation, the Oxford IQ Academy is an education provider working with the British Council for our careful delivery of our courses. We require all of our employees and contractors to pass the appropriate British Council's extensive safeguarding training requirements to conduct pre-university preparatory courses.