Radley College
| School Name: | Radley College |
| Location: | Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 2HR United Kingdom |
| Founded Year: | 1847 |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Type: | Boys |
| Boarding Age: | 13-19 |
| Year Group: | Year 9 - Year 13 |
| No. of Students: | 680 |
| No. of Boarders: | 680 |
| Entry Requirement: Achieve a minimum of 60% of Common Entrance |
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| Sixth Form Entry Requirement: The minimum academic standard expected will be 9 GCSE subjects with at least 5 of these subjects at Grade A or A*. |
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| Extracurricular Activities: Music, Drama, Visual Art, Sport, Activities. |
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| Contact Details |
| Director of Admissions: Ms Vanessa Hammond |
| Address: Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2HR, United Kingdom |
| Telephone: +44 (0) 1235 548576 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: http://www.radley.org.uk |
The School
- Radley is small, each boy is known as an individual.
- Being an all boarding school the boys, taking parts in extra curricular activities after school and during weekends, and to forge long lasting and strong friendships.
- An academic common room inspires boys with a love of their subject and encourages excellence.
- A campus, which contains all the teaching blocks, living accommodation and superb facilities within reach of each other, allows for freedom of movement and a sense of security within the grounds.
- Radley's results at both A Level and GCSE have been outstanding.
- At A Level, 92.41% of results were graded A* to B. A record number of boys (76) collected 3 A/A*s or more.
- The GCSE/IGCSE results were similarly impressive, with 90.5% of grades at A*/A. This was a rise of 4.55% compared with the previous year. Many individual performances were quite exceptional, with 19 boys gaining 10 A*s or more.
Admission
- Boys from a Prep School are expected to take Common Entrance.
- Boys from abroad to take exams in English, Maths, Science and French. boys have not studied French would accept another language.
- Have their own exams in English, Maths, French
and Science, accept another modern language if no French.
Boarding Houses
- Boys lives Socials (boarding houses) and looked after by a Tutor Senior boys are given responsibility as Prefects and Mentors.
- For the fi rst year boys live by day in a common room.
- The second year on they are in bedsitters.
- Each Social has public areas and rooms (games room, cocoa room, etc.)
- Boys are encouraged to take part in sports and activities.
Core Subjects at GCSE
- Art, Biology, Chemistry, Classics, Design & Technology, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, Geology, Histroy, Information Technology, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Physics, Politics.
GCE AL Subject Choice
- Radley, A levels, comprised of 4 AS and 4 A2 courses. variety of possible subject combinations. Some examples: Chem, Biology, Maths, History/
French or English, Latin, Economics, Physics/ Maths or French, Spanish, Biology, Maths/History or Further Maths, Physics, English or English, History, Design, French.
2012/13 Boarding Fees# (GBP£) Per Term (3 Terms Per Year)
| Y4 | Y6 | Y7 | Y9 | Y10 | Y12 |
| Y5 | Y8 | Y11 | Y13 | ||
| - | - | - | 10,700 | 10,700 | 10,700 |
Remark: #Inclusive of tuition fees but exclusive of miscellaneous fees, such as uniform, extracurricular activities
