Scholarship Awards at Headington Rye Oxford
To recognise and reward individual talent and ability, we offer a range of different scholarships at 11+, 13+ and 16+.
Once selected as scholars, pupils benefit from our highly regarded enrichment and extension programme, allowing them to further develop their skills and talent in their area of expertise through mentoring, specialist coaching, masterclasses and workshops. Scholarships are awarded for the duration of a student’s school career as long as the recipient remains enthusiastic and committed to the field in which they have been recognised. All prospective scholars must pass the appropriate school entrance assessments and may then be selected as a scholar on the basis of their performance in the subsequent scholarship assessment. Students may be awarded more than one scholarship award, if one of those awarded is Academic.
Whilst most of our scholarships do not carry a financial award, there are a number of special academic scholarships available to the highest achieving candidates at 11+ and 13+ that do. In addition, all music scholarships afford free tuition in a musical instrument of choice.
For more details of our expectations of scholars, and on the assessment process, please read the
Scholarships Booklet 2024 which can be accessed via these links:
Heritage Awards
As part of the legacy of some of our pioneering Rye women, we have some special scholarship awards to pass on to outstanding pupils each year.
Sixth Form Patsy Sumpter Scholarship
Awarded for achievement and potential in the Humanities.
The King Award
The King Award was established in 1993 by Gwen King in memory of her sister, Ivy King, with the purpose of recognising the merit and supporting the need of individual pupils and the particular talents which they wished to develop. The award ranges in value from £25 to £500 to give assistance to the co-curricular passions of an individual. These have included:
- Fees and equipment for sports activities
- Language lessons
- Instrumental music lessons and courses
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expenses
- Ballet and other dance classes
- Art research
- Gap year projects
For more details, please contact the School Bursary or the Registrar.
The Clifford Travel Award
This award was established in 2013 by Di Gibbons who gifted £250 a year for an award in memory of her parents, John and Marjorie Clifford, former Bursars of Rye. Applications are invited at the same time as applications for the King Award and are considered by the King Award Committee at the time of the King Award.
Applications to Sixth Form (16+) and Scholarships
Closing date: Wednesday 11 October 2023
Entrance Day: Saturday 4 November 2023
Academic Scholarship Assessment: week commencing Monday 13 November 2023
Art, Dance, Drama, Music & Sport Scholarships: week commencing Monday 6 November 2023
Applications to Year 9 (13+) and Scholarships
Closing date: Wednesday 11 October 2023
Entrance Day: Saturday 4 November 2023
Academic Scholarship Assessment Day: Tuesday 14 November 2023
Art, Dance, Drama, Music & Sport Scholarships: Monday 6 November 2023
Applications to Year 7 (11+) and Scholarships
Closing date for entries: Friday 3 November 2023
Entrance Day: Saturday 25 November 2023
Academic Scholarship Assessment Day: Tuesday 5 December 2023
Art, Dance, Drama, Music & Sport Scholarships: Monday 20 November 2023
To make your application to Headington Rye Oxford, register here by the required closing date.
Register Your Interest
To register your interest for September 2024, please email our Admissions Team, at admissions@headingtonschool.com
