People

We will provide opportunities for a greater number of talented and deserving boys from diverse backgrounds to enjoy a Radley College education through our funded places programme.

We are seeing unprecedented demand at all levels of entry Applications for 13+ entry are up 8% year on year and Sixth Form registrations are up by nearly a quarter. Pleasingly, we have also seen an increase of nearly 40% in the number of talented Year 8 pupils seeking entry via scholarship

We are delighted with the continued expansion of our funded places programme. In 2022/23, 103 boys are in receipt of funding with 34 boys on fully funded places £3 22m has been spent, equivalent to 10.6% of fee income. The priority for the coming year is to refine and implement a new approach to seeking out the best candidates. The rebranded awards and marketing campaign will be launched this academic year As funding continues to increase, we are committed to ensuring that it goes to candidates for whom Radley will provide the best environment and who will themselves bring a huge amount to the school.

We are in the process of an exciting restructure of the management of the school. There is a new College Management Team emphasising greater interaction between the operational and educational aspects of the College. As a result of the expansion of the school and the planned retirements of senior staff, there are now new job specifications for the Sub-Warden and four separate Deputy Head roles The aims of the restructure are three-fold: the encouragement of new ideas and fresh thinking; a greater clarity of line management for all aspects of Radley life, and a more equitable balance between the demands of each of the core elements of what we do: pastoral, academic and co-curricular The restructure, consisting of internal and external appointments, will be complete by September 2024.