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This series relates to College House, the pupils who lived there and the history of the building.
College House was built c.1320 and used to be a priest’s house for clergy sent to the town by Westminster Abbey. Oakham School bought College House from the Church in 1736. It served as the school’s Sanatorium until 1965, when College House was then converted into a boarding house for a dozen potential Oxbridge candidates.
In 1971, College House became the first girls’ boarding house. In 1982, it was converted to be used as a Seventh Form Study Centre.
Since 2007 College House has been converted into offices. The Foundation and Marketing moved in and the Senior Deputy Heads use the wing as their private residence. The Barber Rooms, housing the School Archives, opened in 2010 on the first floor and the Old Oakhamian Club is now on the ground floor.

A red notebook recording the performance of candidates who took the entrance examination between 1972 and 1976. This item is the first record of girls sitting the entrance examination at Oakham School.

A blue notebook recording the performance of late candidates who took the entrance examination in 1976. A loose piece of paper.

A yellow notebook recording the performance of candidates who took the entrance examination in 1977.

A yellow notebook recording the performance of candidates who took the entrance examination in 1977.

A brown notebook recording the performance of candidates who took the entrance examination between 1970 and 1978.

A red notebook recording the performance of candidates who took the entrance examination in 1978.

A card from Rod and Andrea Smith to Jon and Kim Wills sending their sympathy and support, related to Henrietta Lea's accident.

This file focusses on the planning, and various arrangements for the visit of Garry Kasparov on 6 November 1997.

This sub-series focusses on the visit of Garry Kasparov to Oakham School on 6 November 1997, including photographs and administration for the visit.