Radley College
11+ Admissions Guide 2026

Radley College is an independent full-boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18, overseen by a board of governors known as the Council. Pupils are accommodated across ten boarding houses, with an additional house currently under construction alongside a refurbishment of the science department to provide new physics and chemistry laboratories and a lecture theatre. The college aims to inspire boys to become outstanding young men who embrace compassion and understanding of others, grounded in Christian values. It seeks to provide an education that is relevant in a world of expanding technology, diversity, and cultures, with the goal of nurturing young people who care for others in all circumstances. Pupils come from a wide range of business and professional families and are identified as being of above-average ability overall. The college supports a number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, including dyslexia and dyspraxia, and provides specialist help for those who speak English as an additional language. Provision is also made to stretch the most able pupils through a modified curriculum.

Monday – Friday: 6-7pm for years 9 and 10; 9pm until bedtime (years 11, 12, 13). Saturday and Sunday: 4pm until bedtime. Years 9, 10 and 11 have to hand in their phone and all devices to their tutor at the end of the day.