Radley College A GSG School
- Radley College
Radley
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 2HR - Head: Mr John Moule
- T 01235 543000
- F 01235 543106
- E admissions@radley.org.uk
- W www.radley.org.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 13 to 18.
- Read about the best schools in Oxford and North Oxfordshire and South Oxfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 771; sixth formers: 318
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £48,075 pa
- Open days: 11 Open Days held monthly throughout the year during term time
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Exciting teaching gets the best out of curious boys who are willing to have a go. Lots of parents cited ‘fizzy’ lessons, particularly in sixth form, as their reason for choosing it... Plenty for footballers but it's definitely third fiddle to rugby and hockey: ‘When you watch them play football, you think, that’s just eleven rugby players playing football,’ laughs one mum. Teaching spaces often slightly eccentric and always charming. Biology boasts a zoo of around 300 ‘small uglies’ including Madagascan hissing cockroaches and Cecil the friendly...
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Sports
Polo
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
What The Good Schools Guide says
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Since 2014, John Moule MA. Attended local comprehensive in Telford, won a scholarship to Oxford (Lady Margaret Hall), graduated with a first in history. Plan A was academia, but funding for his PhD into 16th century theology was ‘inexplicably’ turned down and, before he knew it, he found himself at the front of a classroom. A few happy years at Dean Close followed; thence to Stowe as head of history and later senior housemaster, and Bedford, where latterly he spent six years as head.
Mr Moule has seen almost two generations of Radleians through. What’s changed? ‘Any institution moves forward, but we’re still single sex, still full boarding, still wearing gowns.’ Rather esoteric terminology still going strong, too (don’t worry, we’ll translate). Faced jumpiness from some pupils and alumni early on...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldro | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Arnold House School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Beaudesert Park School | 2023 | 3 | 2 | Scholarships: 1 Academic Scholarship, 1 Academic Exhibition. |
| Bilton Grange School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 Drama |
| Cargilfield School | 2023 | 2 | (Scholarships: Sport Exhibition, Music) | |
| Cheam School | 2023 | 7 | ||
| Cothill House | 2023 | 7 | ||
| Davenies School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Dragon School | 2023 | 10 | 1 | 1 Music Exhibition |
| Elstree School | 2023 | 5 | 2 | 1 x Sport Scholarship, 1 x Drama Exhibition |
| Farleigh School | 2023 | 4 | ||
| Highfield and Brookham School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| King's College Prep School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Ludgrove | 2023 | 7 | 1 | 1 Sports Scholarship |
| Orley Farm School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Pinewood | 2023 | 5 | ||
| Sandroyd School | 2023 | 4 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire | 2023 | 3 | 3 | Academic Scholarship; Sports Scholarships (2) |
| St Philip's School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Sunningdale School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Elms School | 2023 | 3 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Thomas's Battersea | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Thomas's Clapham | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Thomas's Fulham | 2023 | 4 | ||
| Tower House Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Twyford School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Walhampton School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Drama Scholarship |
| Westminster Cathedral Choir School | 2023 | 3 | 2 | Music Exhibitions (2) |
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Woodcote House School | 2023 | 1 |
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