Schools / Oundle School
Oundle School
- Independent school
- Co-educational
- Day & boarding
- Ages 10–19
- 1,163 pupils
Oundle School is an independent co-educational school in Oundle, Northamptonshire, educating around 1,200 pupils aged 10 to 19. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview. The school is known for its engineering heritage, with workshops that date from its long-standing emphasis on science and technology.
RegionEast Midlands
DfE URN122129
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for Oundle School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
2027 entry
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - the school's own Mathematics and English papers plus a Cognitive Ability Test.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by ISEB Common Entrance / school scholarship papers
Confirmation: Confirmed by Common Entrance
Oundle uses no pre-test: most places are offered from spring of Year 6 on a satisfactory school report and reference, then confirmed in Year 8 — by Common Entrance in June for prep pupils, or by the Oundle Entrance (interview, cognitive ability test, Maths, English, Science and usually a language) in November/January for others. No CE percentage is published (UNVERIFIED).
Route record: unverified · Route source
2028 entry
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - the school's own Mathematics and English papers plus a Cognitive Ability Test.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by ISEB Common Entrance / school scholarship papers
Confirmation: Confirmed by Common Entrance
Oundle uses no pre-test: most places are offered from spring of Year 6 on a satisfactory school report and reference, then confirmed in Year 8 — by Common Entrance in June for prep pupils, or by the Oundle Entrance (interview, cognitive ability test, Maths, English, Science and usually a language) in November/January for others. No CE percentage is published (UNVERIFIED).
Route record: unverified · Route source
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: Stage A pre-assessment during Year 6 (some schools assess in Year 7); confirmation — Common Entrance or the school’s own process — in May/June of Year 8 (see the route description for this school’s exact model)
Results: Conditional offers follow the Stage A assessment, typically by the spring of Year 6
Offers: Places are confirmed in Year 8 once the school’s confirmation condition is met (see the route description)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
2027 entry
Test: Stage A pre-assessment during Year 6 (some schools assess in Year 7); confirmation — Common Entrance or the school’s own process — in May/June of Year 8 (see the route description for this school’s exact model)
Results: Conditional offers follow the Stage A assessment, typically by the spring of Year 6
Offers: Places are confirmed in Year 8 once the school’s confirmation condition is met (see the route description)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Admissions rules
No catchment — open competition
There is no catchment area. Entry at 13+ is governed by the school’s own pre-assessment and confirmation process (see the route description); registration deadlines fall early — typically during Year 5 or Year 6 — and places at this level are heavily oversubscribed.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
GCSE: 31% of grades at grade 9; 58% at grades 9–8; 78% at grades 9–7
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 46.08 (average grade A-); 37.4% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
A level: Average point score per A level entry 47.27 (average grade A-)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
Scholarships & bursaries
Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.
13+ entry
Academic Scholarships
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Residential academic scholarship assessment; the papers are substantially more challenging than Common Entrance level
When: 25–27 February 2027 (assessments run November of Year 8 to March of Year 8)
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Applications closed 16 October 2026 for 2027 entry
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Art Scholarships
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Scholarship assessments for 13+ entry (November of Year 8 to March of Year 8)
When: November of Year 8 to March of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Applications closed 16 October 2026 for 2027 entry
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Design Engineering Technology Scholarships
ScholarshipOther
What is assessed: Scholarship assessments for 13+ entry (November of Year 8 to March of Year 8)
When: November of Year 8 to March of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Applications closed 16 October 2026 for 2027 entry
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Drama Scholarships
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Scholarship assessments for 13+ entry (November of Year 8 to March of Year 8)
When: November of Year 8 to March of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Applications closed 16 October 2026 for 2027 entry
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Music Scholarships
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Scholarship assessments for 13+ entry (November of Year 8 to March of Year 8)
When: November of Year 8 to March of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Applications closed 16 October 2026 for 2027 entry
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Oundle Scholarships (cross-discipline)
ScholarshipAll rounder
What is assessed: Scholarship assessments for 13+ entry (November of Year 8 to March of Year 8)
When: November of Year 8 to March of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Applications closed 16 October 2026 for 2027 entry
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
Sport Scholarships
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Scholarship assessments for 13+ entry (November of Year 8 to March of Year 8)
When: November of Year 8 to March of Year 8
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Applications closed 16 October 2026 for 2027 entry
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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