Examination Schools, University of Oxford

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Victorian building examination hall university building

Examination Schools at the University of Oxford is a large, historic Victorian building that serves as the university’s main venue for written examinations and major academic events.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Examination Schools, University of Oxford canonical	1
The Examination Schools, University of Oxford	1
University of Oxford Examination Schools offices (administrative)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2040007 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Examination Schools, University of Oxford
Context triple: [High Street, Oxford, hasLandmark, Examination Schools, University of Oxford]

A. St Edward's School, Oxford
St Edward's School, Oxford is a prestigious co-educational independent boarding and day school in North Oxford, England, known for its strong academic and extracurricular traditions.
B. Schools of the University of Cambridge
The Schools of the University of Cambridge are the university’s highest-level academic groupings, organizing its various faculties and departments into broad disciplinary divisions.
C. Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, known for its historic campus, strong academic tradition, and notable alumni across the sciences, humanities, and public life.
D. University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford is one of the oldest and most prestigious constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, known for its historic architecture and strong academic tradition.
E. Oxbridge Academy
Oxbridge Academy is a private, college-preparatory school in West Palm Beach, Florida, known for serving affluent and high-profile families.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Examination Schools, University of Oxford
Target entity description: Examination Schools at the University of Oxford is a large, historic Victorian building that serves as the university’s main venue for written examinations and major academic events.

A. St Edward's School, Oxford
St Edward's School, Oxford is a prestigious co-educational independent boarding and day school in North Oxford, England, known for its strong academic and extracurricular traditions.
B. Schools of the University of Cambridge
The Schools of the University of Cambridge are the university’s highest-level academic groupings, organizing its various faculties and departments into broad disciplinary divisions.
C. Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, known for its historic campus, strong academic tradition, and notable alumni across the sciences, humanities, and public life.
D. University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford is one of the oldest and most prestigious constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, known for its historic architecture and strong academic tradition.
E. Oxbridge Academy
Oxbridge Academy is a private, college-preparatory school in West Palm Beach, Florida, known for serving affluent and high-profile families.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Victorian building ⓘ examination hall ⓘ university building ⓘ
architect	Thomas Graham Jackson ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Jacobean Revival ⓘ Victorian ⓘ
campus	Oxford city centre ⓘ linked to: Oxford
category	Buildings and structures of the University of Oxford ⓘ Examination halls ⓘ Grade II listed buildings in Oxford ⓘ
constructionEnd	1882 ⓘ
constructionStart	1876 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor	centralized university examinations ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	The Examination Schools ⓘ
hasFacility	foyers ⓘ large examination halls ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ offices ⓘ smaller examination rooms ⓘ
hasMainEntranceOn	High Street, Oxford ⓘ
hasSignificance	main venue for written examinations at the University of Oxford ⓘ
hasUseDuringVacation	conference venue ⓘ event venue ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy	Historic England ⓘ
heritageStatus	Grade II listed building ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Oxford ⓘ
locatedOn	High Street, Oxford ⓘ
maintainedBy	University of Oxford ⓘ
materialUsed	Headington stone ⓘ
nearby	All Souls College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University College, Oxford ⓘ
notablePeriod	Victorian era ⓘ
openingDate	1882 ⓘ
ownedBy	University of Oxford ⓘ
partOf	University of Oxford ⓘ
primaryFunction	venue for major academic events ⓘ venue for written examinations ⓘ
region	Oxfordshire ⓘ
streetAddress	75–81 High Street ⓘ
usedFor	ceremonial events ⓘ conferences ⓘ lectures ⓘ open days ⓘ university examinations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Street, Oxford → hasLandmark → Examination Schools, University of Oxford ⓘ

Wellington Square, Oxford → contains → University of Oxford Examination Schools offices (administrative) ⓘ

linked to: Examination Schools, University of Oxford

High Street, Oxford → hasPart → The Examination Schools, University of Oxford ⓘ

subject linked to: High Street