阿賓登是一所針對11 至18 歲兒童的領先獨立走讀和寄宿學校。 。從 2026 年 9 月起，阿賓登高中將招收女生入讀一年級（7 年級）和六年級（12 年級）。
儘管在學術上有選擇性，但我們在入學時也注重潛力和成就，並且我們的教學非常適合個人，並提供環境和支持，以確保每個人都有信心按照自己的節奏進步。孩子們來自各種公立小學和預科學校，包括我們自己的預科學校。
我們鼓勵家長關注學術課程，而不僅僅是排名表的位置。 A Level 和 GCSE 選擇有多靈活？在阿賓登，我們提供 23-25 門六年級科目。我們的一些六年級課程是與鄰近的學校聖海倫和聖凱瑟琳共同教授的。在 GCSE，我們提供 13 個科目，大多數學生選修 10 個科目。我們為自己的靈活性而感到自豪，提供的科目（所有科目都通過了我們嚴格的學術標準）以及適合我們年輕人的科目組合，而不是我們的時間表偏好。
在阿賓登，我們的 另一半 課外活動計畫即使在私立學校中也是獨一無二的。我們有超過 150 項「另一半」活動，包括我們自己的屢獲殊榮的電影單元、大量的體育、音樂和戲劇活動，以及敲鐘、槌球和辯論。 「另一半」計畫為學生和教職員工提供了合作的機會，培養信心並在課堂上收穫巨大的好處。
我們的教牧關懷目標非常明確。我們希望我們的學生作為個體感到被認識和重視，而不是覺得他們必須遵守某種“類型”，我們希望他們互相照顧。我們的導師小組規模很小，所有員工都參與教牧關懷，我們的每個學生都是他們可以放鬆的房子的一部分。此外，我們還有部門主管、福利主管和專門的輔導員團隊，以便我們可以慶祝學生的美好時光，同時在生活變得艱難時提供安全網。
我們的學術證書非常出色，絕大多數學生都進入了他們的第一選擇 大學，主要是羅素大學集團，並且每年都有令人印象深刻的比例進入牛津劍橋以及美國和國際頂尖大學。六年級學生將獲得在繼續教育入學過程中擁有豐富經驗的專業人員的職業指導和支持。
阿賓登擁有走讀生、週寄宿生和全寄宿生（從 13 歲起寄宿），並為所有人提供全寄宿學校的許多優勢。寄宿是阿賓登特色的一個重要組成部分，吸引了居住在當地和國外的學生，每個人都被令人印象深刻的活動項目、學校的設施和基於我們的“宿舍系統”的優秀教牧關懷所吸引。針對走讀學生和寄宿生的宿舍系統以導師小組為中心，導師是學校和家庭之間聯絡的焦點。
2020 年 9 月，我們啟用了一座新的 3 層建築，該建築與科學中心相連，是兩間新教室以及電腦科學系和商業與經濟系的「所在地」。 2018 年，我們開設了令人驚嘆的六年級中心、圖書館和藝術部，緊隨我們令人印象深刻的 21 個實驗室科學中心的開幕。我們的體育設施已擴建，包括 3G 全天候橄欖球場和多用途運動區。 2023 年，我們完成了兩棟寄宿和日間宿舍的翻新和擴建，同時建造了一座令人驚嘆的餐廳，該餐廳已成為學校生活的中心樞紐。
獨立榮譽包括《The Week》雜誌對課外活動的讚揚、《Good Schools Guide》和《Tatler Schools Guide》的讚揚，以及出色的 ISI 檢查報告 ——這是阿賓登歷史上激動人心的時刻。請您親自來看看—我們期待您的光臨。
Abingdon is a leading independent day and boarding school for children aged 11 to 18. Full and weekly boarding is available from age 13. Abingdon Prep School is a day school for children aged 4 to 13. The two schools together make up the Abingdon Foundation. Abingdon Senior School will admit girls to its First Year (Year 7) and Sixth Form (Year 12) from September 2026.
Although academically selective we look for potential as much as attainment on entry and our teaching is very much tailored to the individual with setting and support to ensure everyone feels confident to progress at their own pace. Children join us from a wide range of state primary schools and prep schools, including our own prep school.
We encourage parents to look at the academic curriculum, not just league table positions. How flexible are A Level and GCSE choices? At Abingdon we offer between 23-25 subjects in the Sixth Form. Some of our Sixth Form lessons are taught jointly with neighbouring school, St Helen and St Katharine. At GCSE, we offer 13 subjects with most pupils taking ten. We pride ourselves on being flexible, offering subjects – all of which have passed our robust academic standard – and subject combinations that suit our young people, not our timetabling preferences.
At Abingdon our Other Half extracurricular activities programme is exceptional even amongst independent schools. We have over 150 Other Half activities ranging from our own award-winning Film Unit, a plethora of sporting, music and drama activities to bell ringing, croquet and debating. The Other Half programme offers opportunities for pupils and staff to work together, nurturing confidence and reaping tremendous benefits back in the classroom.
We are very clear in the aim of our pastoral care. We want our pupils to feel known and valued as individuals, rather than feeling that they have to conform to a ‘type’, and we want them to look out for each other. Our tutor groups are small, all staff are involved in pastoral care, and each of our pupils is part of a house where they can go to relax. In addition, we have Heads of Section, a Head of Wellbeing, and a dedicated team of counsellors, so that we can celebrate our students’ good days, but also provide a safety net if, and when, life gets hard.
Our academic credentials are excellent with the vast majority of pupils leaving to their first choice of university, predominantly Russell Group, and an impressive percentage each year to Oxbridge and to top U.S. and international universities. Sixth formers receive careers guidance and support from specialist staff with extensive experience of the further education entry process.
Abingdon enjoys a mix of day pupils, weekly and full boarders (boarding from age 13) and offers the many advantages of a full boarding school to all. Boarding is a big part of Abingdon’s character, attracting those who live locally as well as those from abroad, each drawn by the impressive activity programme, the School’s facilities and the excellent pastoral care based on our ‘house system’. The house system, for day pupils and boarders, is centred around tutor groups with the tutor being the focus for liaison between School and home.
In September 2020, we opened a new 3-story building which is connected to the Science Centre and is ‘home’ to two new houserooms and the Computer Science and Business and Economics Departments. In 2018, we opened a stunning Sixth Form Centre, library and Art department which closely followed the opening of our impressive 21-lab Science Centre. Our sports facilities have been extended to include a 3G all-weather rugby pitch and a multi-use sports area. In 2023, we completed the renovation and extension of two of our boarding and day houses alongside the creation of a stunning dining pavilion which has become a central hub for School life.
Independent accolades include praise from The Week magazine for extracurricular provision and from the Good Schools Guide and the Tatler Schools Guide as well as an excellent ISI inspection report – it’s an exciting time in Abingdon’s history. Please do come and see for yourself – we look forward to welcoming you.