Data profile
Abingdon School
Independent co-ed all-through school in Oxfordshire for ages 4–18, day or boarding. Selective entry.
- Rank #51
- ISI Meets expectations
- Fees £28.5k/yr
- co-ed
- both
- Oxfordshire
01 · Module
Outcomes
Where leavers go after sixth form.
- Cohort
- 198
- Oxbridge
- 16
- Russell Group
- 137
- US Ivy
- 5
- Medicine
- 7
Class of 2025
Top destinations
- Oxford10
- Cambridge6
- Imperial College London4
- Durham23
- Bristol16
- University College London (UCL)10
- Loughborough6
- Edinburgh11
02 · Module
Exam results
A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.
- A-level A*–A
- 77%
- GCSE 9–7
- 67%
- Oxbridge rate
- 8%
- Russell Group rate
- 69%
Recalibrated
03 · Module
Entry points & fees
Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) | Boarding fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11+ | Year 7 | — | school_own_exam, interview, reference | £28.5k | £58.1k |
| 11+ (First Year)MAIN | Year 7 | — | exam, interview, report | £28.5k | £58.1k |
| 13+ | Year 9 | — | school_own_exam, interview, reference | £28.5k | £58.1k |
| 16+ | Lower Sixth | — | school_own_exam, interview, reference | £28.5k | £58.1k |
| 16+ (Sixth Form)MAIN | Lower Sixth | — | exam, interview, report | £28.5k | £58.1k |
| 4+ | Reception | — | — | £28.5k | £58.1k |
04 · Module
Houseroom Index
Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.
Index score
72
/ 100
National rank #51
05 · Module
Inspections
Latest inspection rating and report.
ISI
Meets expectations
Inspected 2024-07-02
06 · Module
Key people
Head, senior leadership and governance.
Head
Michael Windsor
Head of Abingdon since September 2016. BA First in German with French from Durham University. Previously Headmaster of Reading Blue Coat School and Deputy Head of Royal Grammar School Guildford.
Senior Deputy Head
Graeme May
Read English at Oxford. Previously Head of Drama and Deputy Head of English at St Paul's School. Appointed Senior Deputy Head in 2023.
Deputy Head (Pastoral) & Designated Safeguarding Lead
Helen Keevil
Exeter graduate in Modern Foreign Languages. Joined from Epsom College. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead.
Deputy Head (Educational Development)
Ronnie Reading
Degree in French and Linguistics from University of Leeds. Joined Abingdon in 2017. Previously senior lecturer at Oxford Brookes.
Director Of Finance And Operations
Justin Hodges
MEng Oxford, MSc Management Studies. Previously at Vodafone for 12 years and Goldman Sachs. Director of Finance & Operations since 2015.
Director Of External Relations
Jossie Austen
History of Art at University of St Andrews, MA Art Business at Sotheby's Institute of Art. Joined Abingdon as Director of External Relations in 2024.
08 · Module
Compare with peers
The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.
- Fees £29.4kA*-A 74%Oxbridge 10%Rank #38
Kingston Grammar School is a selective boys' day school with similar fees (£29.4k) and a reasonable commute (74km) from Abingdon, overlapping in entry phases 11+ and 13+.
- Fees £26.9kA*-A 69%Oxbridge 10%Rank #33
Surbiton High School is a co-educational day school with a Christian ethos, similar fees (£26.9k), and located 74km from Abingdon, overlapping in entry phases 11+ and 13+.
- Fees £24.4kA*-A 63%Oxbridge 7%Rank #41
Oxford High School GDST is a selective girls' day school in Oxfordshire with lower fees (£24.4k), close proximity (11km), and overlapping entry phases 11+ and 13+.
- Fees £33.6kA*-A 67%Oxbridge 3%Rank #56
Downe House is a girls' day and boarding school with selective entry, overlapping entry phases 11+ and 13+, and located 26km from Abingdon, though fees are higher (£33.6k).
- Fees £29.9kA*-A 72%Oxbridge 12%Rank #20
Hampton School is a selective boys' day school with similar fees (£29.9k), overlapping entry phases 11+ and 13+, and located 69km from Abingdon.
Peers refreshed annually plus on-write. Filters: sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fee band, tier. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity + 0.25 structured + 0.10 embedding + 0.20 AI re-rank.
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