Cherwell provides the exciting and challenging opportunity of studying in a mature, yet informal and friendly academic environment; being closely yet discreetly supervised by highly qualified, dedicated and caring teaching staff. Students work in an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding that encourages them to develop their abilities to the full, acquiring the self-confidence and self-discipline so valued for higher education and enjoying a positive environment that encourages motivation and the ability to think independently.

Cherwell's distinction is that of tuition geared to the needs of the individual student. Tutorial classes attended daily are supported and reinforced by weekly department meetings, subject group seminars, lectures and trial examinations. Weekly trial examinations and termly mocks feature in the timetable, particularly important to those students where examination results do not always reflect their true academic potential. Monthly reports, written by each subject tutor, allow parents to closely monitor academic and pastoral progress.

The combination of the subject material being imparted on an individual basis, the interactive nature of the seminar, the broadening of understanding through the lecture classes and the development of an essay-writing technique in the trial examinations makes for the perfectly prepared candidate for public examination.

The closely supervised system of tuition at Cherwell is similar in structure and method to the tutorial system of the University, where each hour of instruction is geared to the particular needs of the individual student. Tutorial classes are usually held in the Cloisters building at Greyfriars and the Friary Centre or Manor Parks Building.