United Kingdom · Oundle, Northamptonshire · Founded 1556
Oundle School
Engineering and science with a real workshop tradition, a town campus of great charm and strong results without the London fees.
The character
Oundle is the thinking family's boarding school: good at science, engineering and design, quietly confident, full of pupils who make things. The town is the campus, the houses are old stone, and the school feels rooted rather than fashionable. Value for money is notably good for a school of this standard.
Good for
Scientists and makers, families outside the London orbit, all-round boarders
Less suited to
Children who want a city or glamour
Getting in
Entry at 11 through Laxton Junior and at 13 via pre-test and Common Entrance; sixth-form entry at 16.
What it costs in total
At about £ 52,000 a year for boarding (£ 32,000 for day pupils), the 5 years from 13 to 18 add up to roughly €342,000 in today’s money including typical extras, before fee increases, tutoring and flights. The Education Cost Calculator adds inflation, extras and a second child.
Fees are rounded 2025/26 figures from the school’s own schedule and change every year. The school’s current fee sheet prevails. The picture is an impression of the setting, not a photograph of the campus.
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