Radley students

Excellence in spoken English

The Radley campus is outstanding and close to Oxford

Radley College, one of Britain's leading independent schools, was founded in 1847. It is situated in Radley village, 8km south of Oxford, 3km north of Abingdon and just over an hour by road or rail from London. The nearest airport is London Heathrow.

The campus, set in 325 hectares of parkland, is safe and completely self-contained. The facilities for study and recreation are absolutely first-rate. Sporting facilities include football, rugby and cricket pitches, athletics track, 16 tennis courts (hard and astroturf), squash courts, indoor swimming and diving pool, sports hall and a 9-hole golf course. There is also a DVD 'cinema' and large IT suites where supervised internet and email access is offered.

Activity programme

  • 20 hours' English classes per week, including Language Activity sessions (e.g. drama, fashion, film-making, music and song, IT/project work, photography).
  • The Trinity Exam in Spoken English is offered. It is optional, but highly recommended.
  • Action-packed activity programme seven days a week.
  • One full-day excursion per week (e.g. London, Bath, Warwick Castle, Stratford).
  • One half-day excursion per week (e.g. Oxford – Christ Church College tour, Oxford punting).
  • Free IT access for email and internet.
  • Wide choice of sports including diving and swimming lessons.
  • Golf and tennis options (at extra cost).

Accommodation and supervision

  • Basic single study bedrooms with washbasins. Some single cubicles (shared bedroom areas) with washbasins may also be available.
  • Resident staff sleep close by.
  • Resident English student hosts.
  • Close supervision.
  • Full board.