Radley College is a full boarding school near Oxford for boys aged 13-18. As an all-boys all-boarding school, everything Radley does is underpinned by a combination of tradition, innovation and deep sense of collective spirit. Radley’s 775 boys are immersed in community: singing in Chapel together five times a week; bonds formed with dons in the evening ‘Cocoas’ and in the lifelong friendships the boys make.
Based in a beautiful, enclosed rural setting of 800 acres, Radley offers world class facilities to accommodate all interests and ambitions. These include a golf course (and simulator), an indoor rowing tank, real tennis, fives and rackets courts, design engineering workshops, an art gallery, the Countryside Centre, the Radley Zoo and the Observatory. The new Music School, opened in January 2026, offers performers exciting, innovative musical spaces and resources. A Radley education is defined by its breadth, and we excel across the co-curricular mix be that sport, art, design, music, debate or drama.
85% of Radleians go on to Russell Group Universities and 13 boys received Oxbridge offers this year. Most boys join the College at 13+ and families should apply by the Summer Term of Year 5. We also welcome registration from birth. Radley is looking for kind, talented and ambitious boys who will thrive in a boarding environment.
We are an academically selective school and our assessment reflects this, but we are most interested in boys who will make the most of every opportunity and significantly contribute to Radley life.
“An absolute humdinger of a school” The Good Schools’ Guide
