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Contents Contact Details................................................................................................... 2 Introduction to Admissions............................................................................ 2 Visiting Radley.................................................................................................... 2 13+ Admissions.................................................................................................. 3 14+ Entry............................................................................................................... 5 Sixth Form Entry................................................................................................ 5 Fees & Funded Places and Safeguarding................................................. 6 Scholarships 13+ ...........................................................................................7, 8 Academic............................................................................................................10 Universities and Careers...............................................................................11 How to find us...................................................................................................12
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Visiting Radley
Admissions 13+ (Shells, Yr 9)
13+ Entrants (Shell, Yr 9)
2019 & 2020 Entry
Initial visit: Around four years before entry, from
Our admissions process is now largely complete for 2020 &
the Summer Term of Year 4 onwards, you are
2021 entry except for Scholarship. We would be delighted
welcome to visit Radley with your son. We can
to hear from you if your son is a likely Scholar (see page 7);
A List
arrange individual visits on Mondays, Tuesdays
please contact the Admissions Office to discuss this further
An unconditional offer. Those who accept will be asked to
or Thursdays in term time (1-2.30pm) when you
and arrange a visit.
pay the Acceptance Fee of £1,000 plus a £500 deposit. On
will meet a Senior Master and have an individual
Contact Details Admissions Office 01235 543 174 admissions@radley.org.uk
Visits Co-ordinator Mrs Natasha Cooper Open Entry Co-ordinator Mrs Sue Colmer Admissions Secretary Mrs Sallie Swain Admissions Officers Mrs Jacquie Harris Mrs Louise Roques Mrs Helen Jenkins Reception 01235 543 000 Radley College, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2HR Warden Mr John Moule Bursar Mr Andrew Ashton aa@radley.org.uk Senior Master, External Affairs Mr Harry Hammond Chairman of Council Mr David Smellie, c/o Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2HR
acceptance of the offer, and payment of the fees, a place
tour of the school. Please contact Admissions to
2022 Entry Onwards
at Radley will be secure. Parents will have the opportunity
Introduction to Admissions
book a time.
There are two different routes of entry to Radley, depending
to view two Socials and meet Tutors, and will be able to
on how early you have contacted the school.
state a preference from those Socials that they have seen.
Warden talk, then there are separate Visiting Days
Open Entry
Maths and English in June of Year 8 for setting purposes only.
The vast majority of boys (around 150 each
for Radley List or Open Entry boys (see pages 3
If your son is over the age of 3 years old he will need to apply
Radley reserves the right to withdraw the offer in exceptional
year) enter Radley at the age of 13 and stay
and 4). Parents who have shown an interest in
through our Open Entry process. Each year this process opens
circumstances.
until they have completed A levels aged
Radley will be sent an invitation to these days.
in July of Year 5 and we welcome applications anytime up
Warden Talks: If you would like to hear the
Candidates will be asked to sit the 13+ Common Entrance for
to October of Year 6. By requesting a prospectus, or emailing
B List (Waiting List)
16, and in 2020 we have several spaces in the
Open Entry Visiting Day for 2022 entry
Admissions with your details, your son will be added to our
We cannot offer a firm place at present, but would expect
Removes (Year 10).
- Monday, 7 October 2019 (1pm)
Open Entry Enquiry List. In June of Year 5 we will contact
to reach a good number of boys who are on the B List in
all those on the Open Entry Enquiry List and send them an
due course. We divide the B list into three groups in order to
The entry process will vary according to
Radley List Visiting Day for 2023 entry - Sunday,
Application Form. An entry fee of £250 is required at this
help advise parents on the likelihood and timing of receiving
your son’s year of entry, which year group he
21 June 2020. On this day, Radley List parents will
point. All Open Entry candidates will be asked to sit the ISEB
an offer. Unconditional offers will be made as and when
will be joining and how far in advance you
also have a formal tour of a Social with a Tutor.
Common Pre-Test by the end of November in Year 6 and we
places arise.
18. We also welcome Sixth Form entry, aged Registrar Mrs Vanessa Hammond
Results will be given as follows: Open Entry:
request a Head’s report from each boy’s current school. We
are applying. At a later stage of the process, all parents and
will invite shortlisted candidates for interview and assessment
The ISEB Common Pre-Test is a standardised, age-adaptive
If you have not yet given us your contact
candidates will have the chance to meet Social
early in the Summer Term of Year 6, giving results at
measure of ability and attainment. It takes the form of an
details, your son’s name and year of entry, then
Tutors (Housemasters).
beginning of June, Year 6. We expect candidates to attend one
online assessment consisting of multiple-choice questions
of the allocated assessment days at Radley, and can only make
in Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English and
exceptions in extreme cases.
Mathematics. The tests take approximately 2½ hours to
please either email or call the Admissions Office. We will get in touch with you when
Scholarship candidates: If your son is not
the time is right for your son to begin his
registered, and is a potential scholar, please
application.
contact Admissions to arrange an individual visit to meet the Warden and have a tour of the
Financial support for those unable to pay
school. Potential Music and Sports scholars are
the full fees is available at 11+, 13+ and 16+.
encouraged to contact the Registrar and we
Please see page 6 for details. Full details of our entry process are given on
UK 2022 Open Entry Important deadlines and information
your son’s current school. Full details can be found on the ISEB website (www.iseb.co.uk).
Entry Form to be received with fee (£250)
By 11 October 2019
may arrange a pre-audition or sports trial where
ISEB Common Pre-Test to be taken at son’s school.
By 30 November 2019
relevant, any time up to two years in advance.
Head’s Report required
By 22 January 2020
the website and the purpose of this booklet
For 2023 Entrants onwards: We are revising our
is simply to give you an introduction to
Visiting Process and will be offering a series
the process. If you have any queries, please
of small Open Days. Please see our website for
don’t hesitate to contact the Registrar in the
more details.
Admissions Office.
complete and can be taken together or at separate times at
14+ Entrants (Remove, Yr 10)
Radley to advise shortlisted candidates
By mid March 2020
Assessment dates for shortlisted candidates (pencil into your diary now and let us know if you prefer any specific dates). Music pre-auditions will also take place on these dates if applicable.
30 April 2020 5 May 2020 7 May 2020 12 May 2020 14 May 2020
Final Results advised
June 2020
Visits can be organised on a one to one basis, please contact Admissions.
Aims and Ethos:
Sixth Form Entrants (Yr 12)
email addresses provided and liaise with your son’s invigilator regarding the administration of the ISEB Common Pre Test.
Visits can be organised on a one to one basis when you can meet a Senior Master and have
A statement of Radley’s Aims and Ethos
a tour of the school, or there is a Sixth Form
can be found here:
Visiting Day in June 2020 (final date will be on
http://www.radley.org.uk/A-Radley-Education
our website.
Admissions Office: 01235 543 174
We will acknowledge receipt of the Application Form to the
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14+ Entry (Remove, Yr 10) In 2020, due to the expansion of the school, we anticipate having several Remove places. To apply, please contact the Registrar - interviews and assessments will be held on an individual basis throughout the year at Radley.
Sixth Form Entry (16+, Year 12) We welcome Sixth Form applicants and are looking for
• November the year before entry, the Warden will consider
candidates who are ambitious in their aims for university
all applicants and we will draw up a shortlist of those
and beyond. We would also like to see candidates who have
whom we wish to invite to the assessment.
strong talents outside the classroom, in particular sport (rowing, rugby, cricket, hockey), music, art or drama.
• Mid November the year before entry, Assessment day. Candidates who have been shortlisted are asked to attend
All Sixth Form candidates and their parents are strongly
our Assessment Day which is held at Radley. The
encouraged to visit Radley prior to the assessment day to
assessment consists of two academic tests in subjects that
meet the Warden for an informal discussion and to have a tour
the candidate wishes to take at A level (90 minutes each).
of the school. Those who are unable to visit will be invited for
The exams are aimed at GCSE level. Each candidate will
a tour of the school the day before the assessment day.
also be interviewed by two dons, including a Senior Master. Questioning is designed to provoke a stimulating
The application process is explained below but in a small
discussion where the candidate demonstrates a sense of
number of cases, later entry is possible and you are asked
curiosity and engagement with learning in its wider
to contact the Registrar if you have missed the deadlines.
context, as well as some specialist knowledge where appropriate. Strong musicians and/or sportsmen will be
• Anytime from 2 years before the entry date,
Application Form and shortlisted candidates will be
and ask for an Application Form to be sent to you at the
invited for an audition/sports trial during or before the
appropriate time. This form asks for information regarding
Assessment Day. Those who wish to study Art at A level
the candidate’s current academic progress and the
should bring their portfolio.
subjects in which he would like to be tested.
Any candidate who has made an enquiry will be sent an Application Form soon after this date. It is also available on the website.
If your son is under the age of around 2 years old, you will be able to register him on the Radley List. This process still includes an interview, an ISEB Common Pre-test and a Head’s report but candidates do not have to go through the shortlisting process. To register, please contact the Admissions Office and you will be sent a form to complete. There is a Radley List Registration fee of £100. Full details can be found
• Results are sent out approximately two weeks after the
• June, the year before entry.
Radley List
invited to complete an additional Sixth Form Music/Sport
contact the Admissions Office to register your interest,
• November, the year before entry, please complete and return the Application Form to the Registrar, together with the fee (£200) and a curriculum vitae detailing any academic achievements as well as other interests and achievements outside the classroom. At this stage you must also ask your son’s current school to send us an up-to-date report by the assessment date. If the school
assessment date. If a candidate is offered a place his parents are asked to pay an Acceptance Fee of £1,000 plus a £500 deposit. Funded Places in the Sixth Form are also available and, in particular, we have the Bastyan Organ Scholarship for outstanding pianists and organists. This is worth 50% of the fees and can be means tested up to 100%. Please call Admissions for further details.
2020 Sixth Form Important Dates
would prefer to hear directly from us, please let us know
omplete and return Application Forms C with Head's Report
By 6 November 2019
and we can request the report.
Assessment Day
21 November 2019
will receive an unconditional offer (Acceptance Fee of £1,000
Results sent
1 December 2019
and deposit of £500). Those who have not passed will not be
Deadline to accept a place
7 December 2019
on the website. Parents will be informed in March Yr 6. If a boy has passed, he
held on a waiting list, unless in exceptional circumstances.
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Scholarships at 13+
Fees & Funded Places Fees The General school fee for the Academic Year 2019 to 2020
13+ Funded Places
There are six separate areas of awards at 13+: Academic,
the Scholarship papers but will do so at their current school or
is £13,375 per term. Fees are due in full on the first day of
We welcome applications from talented candidates who have
Art, Drama, Music, Sport and All-Rounder (Thompson) Award.
invigilator centre (timetable below). If they do exceptionally well,
each term.
not been through our earlier entry process and ask them to
Awards are given as Scholarships (major award) or Exhibitions
then it is possible that we would then invite one or two extra
apply through our Scholarship process. Scholarships are
(minor award).
candidates to Radley for interviews.
Assessments take place early in Year 8. All awards are open to
Any candidate who has done well enough in both Stages One
registered and non-registered candidates and they guarantee
16+ Funded Places
and Two of our Scholarship will be exempt from Common
an offer of a place in the school, subject to passing the entry
Entrance.
The process for applicants who require financial support in
assessment. The number of awards each year will depend on
The Acceptance Fee is £1,000 with £500 deposit = £1,500
the Sixth Form is the same as for all Sixth Form candidates
the standard of entry.
(refundable up until 31st January two years prior to entry).
(see page 5), but in order to be successful, candidates must
The Registration Fee for the Radley List is £100
available for academic, music, sport, art and drama (see pages
(non-refundable).
7 & 8).
The Entry Fee (Shell) is £250 (non-refundable). The Entry Fee (Sixth Form) is £200 (non-refundable).
STAGE ONE PAPERS (January in Year 8): These are sat at current schools or an invigilator centre,
show outstanding potential and be of a similar standard to
All Scholarships can be means tested up to 100% and those
and consist of -
our current Scholars entering Sixth Form. Of particular note
who require additional financial assistance should contact the
English: 2 hours. Bespoke papers are written each year. The key
Radley is able to offer a considerable number of fully or partly
is our Bastyan Organ Scholarship, for outstanding pianists and
Registrar as early as possible.
focus will be comprehension and composition as in previous
funded places to talented boys and our door is always open to
organists, which is worth 50% of the fees and can be means
applicants from families who, without financial support, would
tested up to 100%.
Funded Places
otherwise be unable to afford our school fees. All offers are means tested and can be worth up to 100% of the fees.
Prior to the assessment stage, parents who are asking for
Scholarship papers. Many of those who apply will not necessarily need further financial support and the Scholarships will be largely
Maths: 1 hour. This will be the same format as Paper 1 of
Honorary, or up to 5% of the annual fees.
previous Scholarship papers, examples of which are on the
financial support will be sent a Financial Circumstances Form
website.
We are looking for boys who are academically talented or who
in order that we can give you a guide to the level of support we
A brief summary of the awards is given here, but full details
have outstanding potential in music, sport, art or drama.
can offer should your son be successful in gaining an award.
can be found on the website, where application forms and
STAGE TWO PAPERS (March in Year 8):
details of pre-assessments can be downloaded for 2020
These are sat either at Radley, for shortlisted candidates, or at
Funded places are available at 11+, 13+ and 16+.
In all cases, please don’t hesitate to call the Admissions Office
Scholarships.
current schools and consist of compulsory papers in Maths (Paper
Academic 2020
(History, Geography, RS/Ethics). Candidates who have studied
to find out more details and to arrange a visit.
11+ Funded Places
2) Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and a Common Paper
We are happy to be able to offer several unconditional funded
Safeguarding
The Academic Scholarship is held in two stages early in the year
any of the following subjects at school will also sit: French, Latin,
places to talented boys at the 11+ stage. These places give boys
Radley College is committed to safeguarding and promoting
of entry. Scholarship candidates are invited to sit both stages but
Greek, Spanish, German.
the opportunity to take up a funded place at a prep school for
the welfare of children.
only shortlisted candidates will be invited to Radley to sit the
two years before they attend Radley. Applications are open to
Stage Two papers when they will also have two interviews - one
If a boy is not shortlisted and he does not follow the CE
boys who are either at primary school in the state system or
with the Warden or a member of Senior Management and one
curriculum, he will not need to sit Stage Two, but he will be asked
who are receiving significant funding at a private prep school.
with English dons. Boys who are not shortlisted will still sit all
to sit Science and Maths Paper 2.
All candidates are required to sit the ISEB Common Pre-test (see page 4) in Year 6. Full details of the entry process, and deadlines for entry, can be found on our website.
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Music
Art
If they have not already done so, potential Scholarship
Candidates will be invited to Radley on the assessment day
candidates are encouraged to come for an informal pre-audition
for a series of practical tests and interviews held in January of
any time from Year 6. Assessment is by formal audition and
Year 8. Boys will be asked to bring a portfolio of work and will
interview in the January of Year 8.
be expected to discuss a range of media.
Sport
All Rounder (Thompson)
In order to gain a Sport Scholarship at Radley, a candidate will
Any candidate who enters two or more of the above
need to be outstanding in at least two of our major sports:
Scholarships, but who has not quite gained an award will be
rugby, hockey, cricket, rowing and tennis. A Sport Exhibition (a
considered by the Warden for a Thompson All Rounder Award.
more minor award) can be gained if he is truly exceptional in one of our major sports or in several other sports, including
Details of the 2021 Scholarship Timetable will be issued on
real tennis, racquets, squash and golf.
1st June 2020.
The assessment day is held in November of Year 8 and
2020 Scholarship Important Dates:
consists of a series of practical tests.
Entry Deadline
Assessment Day
Sport
11 October 2019
12 November 2019
Sport Scholar and we will ask for sport references with a view
Art
9 January 2020
16 January 2020
to arranging an early trial if the Sports department considers
Drama
9 January 2020
20 January 2020
Music
9 January 2020
22 or 23 January 2020
Academic
9 January 2020
Stage One: 28 January 2020 Stage Two: 26-27 Feb 2020
Please contact Admissions if you think your son is a potential
it appropriate.
Drama These awards are made following a practical test and interviews held at Radley in the January of Year 8. In addition, candidates will be expected to discuss a range of current work.
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Academic
University
Curriculum
A Levels
The aim of the curriculum at Radley is to provide boys with
University Destinations
Boys will generally take three A levels, but those doing Further
We encourage each and every boy to strive for the best possible university place that matches their course and career aspirations.
a stimulating and broad education. We want to exceed the
Maths will do four. In addition to taking his A levels, every
Great care is taken in arriving at the right strategy for the individual, which may include support and encouragement after A
expectations of preparatory schools and parents, and the
boy will be expected to undertake either an Extended Project
Levels have been taken. What matters is that a Radleian arrives at a university and onto a course that will excite him for the
value added data at GCSE demonstrates that boys are indeed
Qualification (EPQ) or the Pre-U Global Perspectives course or
three or four years of undergraduate study.
challenged and encouraged to develop their skills to the
the mini-MBA course, plus other programmes involved in our
maximum of their ability. The end results – average of over
Curriculum Extension Programme.
Up to date details can be found on the website, but as a summary
90% A/B at A level over the last three years, and well in excess of 80% A*/A (9-7) at GCSE – place Radley among the top academic schools nationally.
- each year we have around 140 leavers and the vast majority go
GCSEs Results 2013-2018
to top UK universities. To illustrate this point, this pie chart
YEAR
A* or Grade 9%
A* - A or Grade 9-7%
A - C or Grade 9-4%
Excellence is achieved by first inculcating a strong work ethic;
2018
53.3
86.7
100
boys are trained to work on their own and to aim to do all
2017
55.6
83.5
99.5
assignments thoroughly. Secondly, teaching dons are trained
2016
61.3
85.2
99.6
2015
50.9
81.8
99.5
2014
55.9
88.0
99.5
2013
54.2
87.1
100.0
and motivated to teach excellently, and are led by Heads of Department ambitious to improve their department teams and results each year. Thirdly, we set boys carefully according to
shows the number of Radleians going to Oxford, Durham,
Exeter (54) Durham (39) Oxford (26)
Bristol, Exeter and Edinburgh between 2015 -2017 and the trend for 2018-2019 has continued.
Edinburgh (60)
Bristol (43)
ability and we continuously assess boys and adjust to ensure we are differentiating precisely according to need.
A Levels Results 2013-2018 YEAR
A* %
A* - A %
A* - B %
2018
28.2
65.4
92.4
Boys study a core of subjects to GCSE or IGCSE. Particularly
Top London Universities (Imperial, UCL, KCL, LSE) are also popular and around 20 Radleians have gone to these universities in
2017
22.7
63.0
89.9
able boys are stretched with early IGCSEs in Y10 (Remove) in
2016
28.8
72.5
93.2
the last three years.
2015
19.8
58.8
85.1
2014
25.3
63.9
89.7
2013
18.6
59.8
87.9
GCSEs
Maths and French, and in Y11 (Fifth) they will start the A level courses in those subjects. Other boys in Y10 and 11 groups take two years to GCSE or IGCSE in the other core subjects of English and Science. Boys then choose four subjects from 12 Options. Boys sit either Dual Award or Triple Science after
2019 results have not been published at the time of writing, and
assessment in the exams at the end of Year 10.
full 2018 results (when both A*-E and 9-1 were used).
We continue to encourage applications to universities overseas and an increasing number of boys are choosing that option. In the last three years we have had leavers go to a wide variety of top overseas universities including Berkeley, Duke, USC, Yale, Bocconi, Maastricht, Trinity College Dublin and NYU Abu Dhabi. In the last five years, over 30 boys have joined Radley at the Sixth Form stage. They have all gained places at top universities including Oxford, Imperial, Yale, UCL, Duke and London School of Economics (LSE). Further up to date and more detailed information is available on the website.
Careers The Careers Department aims to inspire students at Radley
The Sixth Form allows further careers exploration with
to think about their lives beyond A-Levels through a range of
talks at College, visits to companies and an annual careers
activities, opportunities and information.
conference held in the summer term. The boys receive the latest graduate employment trends and the majority choose to
The Careers programme starts in the Shell year and continues
undergo interview practice.
to support boys after they have left Radley. In the Lower School, boys are introduced to business and carry out careers
The Medical Society nurtures our potential medics and vets
profiling with Futurewise. They are introduced to the CV in
through a comprehensive programme. An independent careers
the Removes and are expected to think about their skills and
adviser is available for all boys every Wednesday afternoon.
achievements as well as their academic prowess. It is expected that the Fifths will start work experience during their holidays and will carry out as much as possible during the Sixth Form.
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HENLEY-ON-THAMES
A34 River Thames J13 NEWBURY
READING J11
M4
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Sicut Serpentes Sicut Columbae
How to Find Us By Train from London The fastest route is to take a Fast Service Great Western train (45 mins) from Paddington to Didcot Parkway. Take a taxi (20 minutes) from Didcot to Radley College. A slower train can be taken straight to Radley Station which is approximately 10 minutes walk from the College.
By Car From the M4 • Leave at Junction 13 and head north on the A34 towards Oxford • Leave at the Abingdon turn (about 15 miles) and head towards Abingdon (under the A34) • At the second roundabout turn left into the Abingdon perimeter road • Continue on the perimeter road going straight on at four roundabouts This brings you into Twelve Acre Drive (a part for the perimeter road)
• At the next roundabout turn left (signposted Radley) • After 0.3 miles, on the outskirts of Radley Village, turn left (signposted Radley College) • The College is on the left after the double bend • Take the second entrance (the first is the Sports Centre only) From the M40 Southbound • Leave the M40 at Junction 9 and take the A34 towards Newbury • Leave at the Abingdon North exit and head towards Abgindon (turn left at the top of the slip road) • At the first roundabout turn left into Twelve Acre Drive and then continue as from the M4 From the M40 Northbound • Leave at Junction 8 and join the A40 towards Oxford. Turn left onto the Oxford Ring Road following the signs to Newbury until the A34 turn
• Head South on the A34 towards Newbury but leave at the first exit - Abingdon North (about 2 miles) • Head towards Abingdon (turn left at the top of the slip road) • At the first roundabout turn left into Twelve Acre Drive and then continue as from the M4. Radley College, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 2HR
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