Abingdon School
Abingdon unites academic excellence with extensive opportunity, shaping 11 to 18 year olds who leave us real-world ready and comfortable in their own skin.
Ideal student
Academically savvy with a desire to put their hands to every opportunity
Main sports
Over 30 sports to try with the five core sports including hockey, cricket, rugby, football and rowing
Stand-out facilities
Science block with 21 laboratories
Saturday school
No, but Saturday fixtures., weekend programme for boarders
Did you know?
Abingdon has over 150 different co-curricular activities to choose from and they are integrated into our timetable
Our takeaway
A serious school without feeling joyless. Abingdon is academically strong (30% Oxbridge offer rate), hugely well resourced and impressively broad, with a culture that manages to be ambitious while still feeling grounded. The shift to co-education marks a significant new chapter rather than a cosmetic change.
"We are a forward-thinking, innovative school with a rich history and we prize high academic attainment in equal measure to the development of the individual through an extensive programme of co-curricular opportunities, known as The Other Half. Both these elements are complemented by a strong system of pastoral care in which Abingdon students are known, valued and feel that they truly belong."
School Information
| Year | A-level (% A*) |
A-level (% A*/A) |
A-level (% A*/B) |
GSCE (% 9/8/7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 69.9 | 88.9 | 87.1 |
| 2024 | 28.9 | 68.2 | 89.6 | 86.4 |
| 2023 | 32.4 | 70.1 | 90.5 | 81 |
| Destination | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| Oxbridge | 4% |
| Sutton 13 The 13 best UK universities based on average rankings from surveys: Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, Imperial, LSE, Nottingham, Oxford, St Andrews, UCL, Warwick, York. | 92% |
| US Ivy League | 4% |