8 8 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁C . ▁C . ▁L ynam ▁took ▁out ▁a ▁le ase ▁on ▁land ▁at ▁the ▁current ▁site ▁at ▁B ard well ▁Road ▁in ▁central ▁North ▁Oxford , ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Cher well . ▁£ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁was ▁raised ▁through ▁subscri ptions ▁from ▁local ▁parents ▁for ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁new ▁school ▁buildings ▁and ▁the ▁move ▁was ▁completed ▁within ▁a ▁year . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Oxford ▁Pre par atory ▁School ▁and ▁also ▁L ynam ' s , ▁but ▁gradually ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁was ▁adopted . ▁ ▁The ▁Dragon ▁School ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁school ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁H arrow ▁History ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁pup ils ▁have ▁won ▁this ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁an ▁early ▁winner ▁being ▁Miss ▁Kit ▁L ynam . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁run ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁L ynam ▁family . ▁▁ ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁become ▁notable ▁for ▁its ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁em inent ▁al umn i . ▁ ▁Head master s ▁The ▁following ▁have ▁been ▁head master s ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁several ▁from ▁the ▁L ynam ▁family : ▁▁ ▁The ▁Rev d ▁A . ▁E . ▁Clar ke ▁ 1 8 7 7 – 1 8 8 6 ▁ ▁C . ▁C . ▁L ynam ▁(" S ki pper ") ▁ 1 8 8 6 – 1 9 2 0 ▁ ▁A . ▁E . ▁L ynam ▁("