Headington Rye Oxford 7 Plus (7+) Exam Guide

About Headington Rye Oxford

Rye St Antony School has merged with Headington School to form a new combined school, Headington Rye Oxford. If you’ve looked at Rye St Antony’s admissions in the past, this is the school to look at now: the old name no longer describes a standalone school, and Year 3 entry sits within Headington Rye Oxford’s Prep School.

The Prep School takes girls throughout, and boys until they leave after Prep at 11+. Year 3 is one of its three main entry points, alongside Reception and Year 5.

Key information for 2027 entry to Headington Rye Oxford at 7 Plus (7+)

• School type: Headington Rye Oxford, formerly Rye St Antony; girls aged 3 to 18, boys aged 3 to 11 only
• Location: the former Rye St Antony site on Pullen’s Lane forms part of the combined school, Oxford
• Main Prep School entry points: Reception, Year 3 and Year 5
• Assessed, for pupils entering Years 3 to 6: Mathematics, English and Non-Verbal Reasoning, plus a short interview
• The afternoon is spent with the peer group at the Prep School
• Registration window is described generally as the October before the year of entry; no single confirmed date for this specific cycle
• Registration fee, from the school’s most recently published Admissions Policy (dated for the 2024-25 cycle, so may not reflect the current one): £95 plus VAT for UK Prep School applicants; confirm the current figure with admissions
• The school also runs a further assessment round in the spring term, in addition to the main autumn round
• Bursary availability at Prep level isn’t confirmed for this cycle, so ask admissions directly

Admissions information for 2027 entry to Headington Rye Oxford at 7 Plus (7+)

Applications are generally due in October of the year before entry, with a further assessment round in the spring term for anyone who misses it. Because the school has only recently combined, some of its published detail, including the Admissions Policy used for the fee figure above, still carries an October 2024 review date, so confirm anything time-sensitive directly with admissions before applying.

Boys are admitted throughout the Prep School but leave after Year 6, at 11+, while girls can continue through to 18. Worth knowing if you’re weighing this school for a son as well as a daughter.

How can I register my child for the 7 Plus (7+) assessment at Headington Rye Oxford?

Apply through headingtonrye.org, the school’s current site. The UK Prep School registration fee stated in the school’s most recent published Admissions Policy is £95 plus VAT, though that policy is dated for the 2024-25 cycle, so confirm the current figure with admissions when you apply.

What is the 7 Plus (7+) assessment format at Headington Rye Oxford?

For pupils entering Years 3 to 6, the assessment covers Mathematics, English and Non-Verbal Reasoning, followed by a short interview and an afternoon with the peer group at the Prep School.

With three subjects to cover, structured practice across all of them, rather than concentrating on one, matches the format most closely. Non-verbal reasoning is the one your child is least likely to have met at school already.

Headington Rye Oxford 7 Plus (7+) top tips for your child

• Note the school’s new name if you’ve researched it before as Rye St Antony; the admissions process now sits under Headington Rye Oxford
• Cover Maths, English and non-verbal reasoning together, since all three are assessed
• Ask admissions whether the spring assessment round is still open if you miss the autumn window
• Confirm the current registration fee before applying, since the published figure is from an older cycle
• If you’re applying for a son, remember Prep entry only carries through to 11+

How to prepare your child for the 7 Plus (7+) Headington Rye Oxford assessment

Our 7+ English, maths and non-verbal reasoning packs below match the three assessed areas with full answers for marking together. A paper of each per week from the summer term reaches an October application comfortably prepared.