Examinations Schools

• There is no University owned parking for the Exam Schools
• There are some standard pay and display bays located on Merton Street (behind the Exam Schools)
• There are Blue Badge parking bays on nearby Queen's Lane

Please click on the link below for a map of accessible parking in Oxford: 

• Oxford Blue Badge parking map (PDF)

There are 2 entrances on High Street - the stepped main entrance, and a ramped accessible entrance. 

Main entrance

• The main entrance is on High Street
• There are 3 steps up to a landing, and then a further step up to the doors
• The steps do not have visually contrasting edges and there are no handrails
• The doors are not powered

Accessible entrance

• The accessible entrance is next to the main entrance on High Street - just to the left as you are facing the building.
• There is a ramp leading up to a level landing in front of the powered door - please note that this ramp is relatively steep.
• Registered building users can use the access card reader
• Visitors can use the intercom
• The door is powered. Please note that when using the card reader or the intercom there is a slight delay before the door opens
• Once inside the lobby there is a second ramp that takes you into the main building
• There is also a lift here that takes you to the basement level

The Exam Schools have a large entrance hall with a staffed ‘cabin’. There is no lowered section but the staff are very friendly and willing to help!  This is immediately in front of the main doors as you enter. 

If you use the alternative entrance, the cabin backs onto the corridor, where there is a lowered section, or alternatively the ramp should be down for larger events.

Accessible toilets

• There are two accessible toilets located in the Exam Schools
• There is an accessible toilet on the ground floor near the main staircase
• There is an accessible toilet in the basement level. There is lift access to the basement - the lift is in the accessible entrance lobby

Standard toilets

• There are standard toilets located on all floors of the Exam Schools

• There are two lifts in the Exam Schools
• The lift inside the accessible entrance lobby goes between ground floor and the basement
• The lift near the main entrance lobby goes between ground floor and first floor

There are two main staircases in the Exam Schools. 

The main staircase is located midway along the long corridor. The staircase is original and as such doesn’t have tactile nosing or high contrast markings. There is also no handrail as such except a large marble banister.

There is a secondary staircase located at the back of the Exam Schools, again this is original and doesn’t have tactile or high contrast nosings. There is however a grab rail located on the right hand side as you ascend.

There is also a smaller staircase located to the left of the reception area, which leads down the toilets and up to the upper floor.  Again the stair is original and as such has no tactile or high contrast nosings. There is also no railing/grab rail.

The Exam Schools has a range of doors! In the large rooms upstairs there are large solid wooden sliding doors (two doors) but these should be open for any lectures/events. They are original and as such don’t have any adaptations for vision panels.

In the smaller teaching spaces (ground floor) the double doors to each room are also original and don’t have vision panels, and are manually opened. Some users of larger wheelchairs may need both doors to be open.

The larger rooms upstairs act as lecture theatres. These are all level access (via the lift) and have flexible seating.

The smaller seminar rooms (ground floor) are again all level access. The seating is also flexible to accommodate anyone with specific access requirements.

There is a seating area at the first corner of the corridor on the ground floor opposite rooms 6 and 7. These are bench style seats with back rests. This is a spacious area with plenty of manoeuvring space. The floor surface is highly patterned. 

There are infra-red systems in:

• the South School
• the East School
• Room 8

Portable infra-red systems can be set up in all other rooms. Receivers can be borrowed, please ask reception if you require one.

Accessible computers

There is not a permanent computer cluster but the Exam Schools can set up an cluster for specific events and it will be fully accessible.

Specialist equipment

There are height adjustable desks available for students who need them.