Radley College

Radley College
Address
Map
Kennington Road

, ,
OX14 2HR

England
Information
TypePublic school
Private boarding school
MottoLatin: Sicut serpentes, sicut columbae
([wise] as serpents, [innocent] as doves [Matthew 10:16])
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1847; 177 years ago (1847)
FounderWilliam Sewell
Department for Education URN123300 Tables
Chairman of the CouncilDavid Smellie
WardenJohn Moule
GenderBoys
Age13 to 18
Enrolment770
Houses11
Colour(s)Red and white   
Former pupilsOld Radleians (ORs)[1]
Websitewww.radley.org.uk

Radley College, formally St Peter's College, Radley or the College of St. Peter at Radley,[2][3] is a public school (independent boarding school for boys) near Radley, Oxfordshire, England, which was founded in 1847.[4][5] The school covers 800 acres (320 hectares) including playing fields, a golf course, a lake, and farmland. Before the counties of England were re-organised, the school was in Berkshire.

Radley is one of only four public schools to have retained the boys-only, boarding-only tradition, the others being Sherborne, Harrow and Eton. Formerly this group included Winchester, although the latter school is currently undergoing a transition to co-ed status.[6] Of the seven public schools addressed by the Public Schools Act 1868 four have since become co-educational: Rugby (1976), Charterhouse (1971), Westminster (1973), and Shrewsbury (2014). For the academic year 2022/23, Radley charged boarders up to £14,850 per term, or £44,550 per annum.[7] It is a member of the Rugby Group.

  1. ^ Radley College. "RadSoc Hub". Radley College. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ "About the register of charities". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "The College Crest and Motto". www.radley.org.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Joyce Huddleston – freelance technical writer, editor and abstractor". Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Radley College". Radley Village. Archived from the original on 8 March 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Winchester College in the 21st Century". Winchester College. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ^ https://www.radley.org.uk/userfiles/rcmvc/Documents/02-Admissions/Fees/Schedule%20of%20Fees%202022-23.pdf [bare URL PDF]