Thank you for your interest in Abingdon Prep School. We are delighted that you are considering our School and we hope that you will want to apply once you have found out a little more about us.

Abingdon Prep is an independent day school with around 200 pupils aged 4 to 13. Abingdon Prep, along with Abingdon School, forms the Abingdon Foundation. In May 2024, we announced our decision to move to co-education. We have welcomed girls to our Pre-Prep from September 2024 and to Years 3 to 6 in September 2025. We employ around 400 teachers and support staff across the Abingdon Foundation and the Board of Governors oversees both establishments.

Admission is by selection and we are a popular choice for Oxfordshire families. Many are attracted by our academic standards, certainly, but also by the huge and dynamic ‘Other Half’ (co-curricular programme) we offer. All staff participate in the programme and the School places considerable importance on the many benefits of the Other Half and its role in developing the whole person. In Year 7 and 8 our pupils follow our Abingdon Prep Plus (AP+) curriculum. Approximately 90% of the pupils go onto Abingdon School. Our pupils also enter Radley College, Magdalen College School and Cokethorpe amongst others.

In the past 5 years, 38 scholarships have been achieved to Abingdon School and other senior schools across all areas of the curriculum - Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sports. We pride ourselves on having a strong community ethos and all families and staff play their part in making our school feel warm and welcoming. Abingdon Prep occupies a large rural site approximately 5 miles west of Abingdon. Our facilities are enviable, with expansive and very well-maintained playing fields, an Astroturf Multi Use Sports Area, large and bright classrooms, sports hall, assembly hall and separate drama studio. We have a fantastic Design and Technology lab, alongside a new Music Centre, new library and 4 new classrooms. We are extremely well resourced in every area.

We want an Abingdon Prep pupil to be engaging, motivated and delightful to know. We encourage confidence without arrogance and generate a safe academic atmosphere that enables pupils to push their own limits and reach their potential. We encourage a professional warmth and respect between the pupils and staff and we place great importance on regular communication with parents.

We are delighted that you are considering a career at The Abingdon Prep School and wish you every success with your application.