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Radley College

Radley College is an independent boarding school for boys near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Its main point of entry is Year 9 (13+): candidates sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test by the end of November in Year 6 — with entry forms due by the end of the summer term of Year 5, the earliest deadline among the schools in this group — and offers made in the Lent term of Year 6 are unconditional.

RegionSouth East
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN123300

The exam

Athena holds admission-route records for Radley College. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.

Registration deadline: register by End of the summer term of Year 5. Registration for these schools closes well before the entrance tests — check the school's own admissions page for the exact form and dates.

2027 entry

  • ISEB Common Pre-TestsStage A — pre-test at 11+

    Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)

    Confirmation: Unconditional offer — no confirmation exam

    Register by: End of the summer term of Year 5

    13+ entry - Stage 1 (the 11+ pre-test stage, in Year 6): candidates for Radley sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test by the end of November in Year 6 (entry forms by the end of the summer term of Year 5 - the earliest deadline in this group), with shortlisting on the Pre-Test and Head's report followed by interview; offers in Lent term of Year 6 are unconditional. See the school's Independent School 13+ Entry route for the full pathway.

    9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: unverified · Route source

  • Independent School 13+ Entry (Common Entrance & Scholarship)Stage B — confirmation at 13+

    Set by ISEB Common Entrance / school scholarship papers

    Confirmation: Unconditional offer — no confirmation exam

    Register by: End of the summer term of Year 5

    Radley has the earliest deadline in this group: entry forms by the end of the summer term of Year 5; selection is by ISEB Pre-Test (by end of November, Year 6), Head's report and interview, and offers in Lent term of Year 6 are unconditional. Year 8 scholarships are honorary and are open even to boys who were never registered.

    Route record: unverified · Route source

2028 entry

  • ISEB Common Pre-TestsStage A — pre-test at 11+

    Set by ISEB (tests commissioned from GL Assessment)

    Confirmation: Unconditional offer — no confirmation exam

    Register by: End of the summer term of Year 5

    13+ entry - Stage 1 (the 11+ pre-test stage, in Year 6): candidates for Radley sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test by the end of November in Year 6 (entry forms by the end of the summer term of Year 5 - the earliest deadline in this group), with shortlisting on the Pre-Test and Head's report followed by interview; offers in Lent term of Year 6 are unconditional. See the school's Independent School 13+ Entry route for the full pathway.

    9489 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: unverified · Route source

  • Independent School 13+ Entry (Common Entrance & Scholarship)Stage B — confirmation at 13+

    Set by ISEB Common Entrance / school scholarship papers

    Confirmation: Unconditional offer — no confirmation exam

    Register by: End of the summer term of Year 5

    Radley has the earliest deadline in this group: entry forms by the end of the summer term of Year 5; selection is by ISEB Pre-Test (by end of November, Year 6), Head's report and interview, and offers in Lent term of Year 6 are unconditional. Year 8 scholarships are honorary and are open even to boys who were never registered.

    Route record: unverified · Route source

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: 87 per cent of GCSE results were grades 7-9 in 2025

School-published

A level: Average point score per A level entry 46.84 (average grade A-); 41.2% 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 48.08 (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 Scholarship

    ScholarshipAcademic

    What is assessed: Scholarship assessments in the Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8. Non-registered boys may also enter at the scholarship stage (with an additional senior-management interview plus English and Maths papers) — a genuine Year 8 entry route.

    When: Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8 (2027 cycle: Academic Stage 1 on 18 January 2027, Stage 2 on 24–25 February 2027)

    What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission

    How to apply: Open to place holders and to non-registered boys (entry deadline 13 November 2026 for the 2027 cycle)

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Art Scholarship

    ScholarshipArt

    What is assessed: Scholarship assessments in the Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8. Non-registered boys may also enter at the scholarship stage (with an additional senior-management interview plus English and Maths papers) — a genuine Year 8 entry route.

    When: Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8 (2027 cycle: Academic Stage 1 on 18 January 2027, Stage 2 on 24–25 February 2027)

    What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission

    How to apply: Open to place holders and to non-registered boys (entry deadline 13 November 2026 for the 2027 cycle)

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Drama Scholarship

    ScholarshipDrama

    What is assessed: Scholarship assessments in the Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8. Non-registered boys may also enter at the scholarship stage (with an additional senior-management interview plus English and Maths papers) — a genuine Year 8 entry route.

    When: Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8 (2027 cycle: Academic Stage 1 on 18 January 2027, Stage 2 on 24–25 February 2027)

    What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission

    How to apply: Open to place holders and to non-registered boys (entry deadline 13 November 2026 for the 2027 cycle)

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Innovation Scholarship

    ScholarshipOther

    What is assessed: Scholarship assessments in the Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8. Non-registered boys may also enter at the scholarship stage (with an additional senior-management interview plus English and Maths papers) — a genuine Year 8 entry route.

    When: Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8 (2027 cycle: Academic Stage 1 on 18 January 2027, Stage 2 on 24–25 February 2027)

    What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission

    How to apply: Open to place holders and to non-registered boys (entry deadline 13 November 2026 for the 2027 cycle)

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Scholarship assessments in the Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8. Non-registered boys may also enter at the scholarship stage (with an additional senior-management interview plus English and Maths papers) — a genuine Year 8 entry route.

    When: Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8 (2027 cycle: Academic Stage 1 on 18 January 2027, Stage 2 on 24–25 February 2027)

    What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission

    How to apply: Open to place holders and to non-registered boys (entry deadline 13 November 2026 for the 2027 cycle)

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Sport Scholarship

    ScholarshipSport

    What is assessed: Scholarship assessments in the Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8. Non-registered boys may also enter at the scholarship stage (with an additional senior-management interview plus English and Maths papers) — a genuine Year 8 entry route.

    When: Michaelmas and Lent terms of Year 8 (2027 cycle: Academic Stage 1 on 18 January 2027, Stage 2 on 24–25 February 2027)

    What it's worth: Honorary — no fee remission

    How to apply: Open to place holders and to non-registered boys (entry deadline 13 November 2026 for the 2027 cycle)

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Warden's Award (means-tested bursary)

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested fee assistance (the Warden's Award) — this is the College's means-tested route, distinct from its honorary scholarships

    When: Applied for alongside the 13+ application

    What it's worth: 10–100% of fees

    How to apply: Separate means-tested application

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

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