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Third year scholarships
The majority of Abingdon School scholarships and exhibitions are
awarded to boys entering the Third Year.
• Academic: Between 15 and 18 academic scholarships are awarded at
Third Year entry. Academic scholarships to the Middle School are
offered on the results of the academic scholarship examination held in
early March each year. The examination, taken by both internal and
external candidates instead of Common Entrance, extends over three
days. It consists of an interview and papers in English, Mathematics,
French or German, Science, Latin, and Humanities (History, Geography
and Religious Studies). There is also a general paper. Some pupils
take examinations in extra subjects.
• Art and Design Technology: Up to four art and design awards are
made after examination of project work, a practical examination
and an interview.
• Music: A flexible number of music scholarships, including free tuition
on up to three instruments. We also offer instrumental exhibitions
giving free tuition on one or two instruments. Music awards are based
on auditions on at least two instruments.
• Sport: Up to four sports awards are available for outstanding
candidates.
• Drama: Up to four drama awards are available for outstanding
candidates.
Both sports and drama awards are made on the strength of an
assessment of appropriate skills and achievements in a practical
session and at interview.
Further details on all these scholarships are available from the website.
Sixth form entry
We welcome applications from boys attending a very wide variety of
schools ranging from the local independent and maintained sector
schools to those attending schools abroad. The sixth form admissions
process takes place between November and early March of the year
immediately preceding entry. Listed below are the details of the sixth form
entry procedure. The key dates for sixth form entry are available on the
website
Application
Sixth form boys are usually aged 16 on 1 September in the year of entry.
Boys who are older or younger maybe considered on an individual basis.
As far as possible boys should be registered by December in the year
prior to entry.
Procedure
• Following registration, candidates will be asked to provide information
about their choice of A level subjects.
• The Sixth Form Open Evening in October gives candidates an
opportunity to discuss the sixth form curriculum at Abingdon
and A level subject choice before the assessments take place.
Booking for this event is recommended, please visit
• We will also ask a boy’s current school for a reference.
• Academic assessments and interviews take place from November.
However most locally based candidates, including those wishing to
sit our academic sixth form scholarship, attend their interviews and
assessments in the Lent term (late February or early March). Please
feel free to contact the Admissions Registrar to discuss dates for
assessment.
• Candidates will have an interview with the Upper Master or a member
of senior academic staff as well as at least one subject interview.
Candidates whose first language is not English will usually be
interviewed by our Head of English as a Foreign Language, EFL.
• Candidates will be offered places based on the results of their
interviews and assessments, and in the case of those taking GCSEs,
the strength of their predicted grades. For those taking GCSEs, it is
recommended that boys achieve A grades in the subjects chosen for
A level study and there is a minimum overall requirement for entry into
the Sixth Form of three A grades and four B grades. Please contact
the Admissions Registrar for further information.
• Overseas candidates may take their examination papers overseas by
prior arrangement and papers may be sent from November onwards.
Interviews for overseas candidates may also be conducted using
Skype or a similar medium. However we always encourage
candidates to visit the School if at all possible and we do reserve the
right to ask individuals to attend the School for assessment when it is
considered necessary.
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