Leavers Destinations

Sunningdale prides itself on sending boys to some of the best public schools in the country. An important aspect of the Headmaster’s job is to help parents decide which public school best suits their son.

We have a remarkable record of success at securing places for boys at the top schools in the country. The process starts in Year 5, when parents meet with the Headmaster to discuss which schools might suit their son. Mr Dawson knows each boys so well and is therefore able to give really clear advice based on his extensive knowledge of senior schools.

In Year 6, the boys sit the ISEB pre-test. We prepare them thoroughly for this and their results over the last few years have been excellent. They then go to their senior schools for the second stage of the selection process. The Deputy Head Academic, Mr Lovatt, prepares them for this part of the process which includes further tests, group tasks and interviews. There a very few people in the prep school world who know the process in greater detail.

Over the last two years, our top five destination schools have been: Eton, Harrow, Charterhouse, Radley and Sherborne.

Our 2026 leavers are heading to the following schools:

Canford: 1, Charterhouse: 2, Cranleigh: 1, Harrow: 4, Eton: 2, Marlborough: 1, Radley: 2, Sherborne :1, St. Edward’s Oxford: 1, Uppingham: 1, Wetherby Senior: 1, Rumsey Hall, USA: 1, Spain: 2, Belgium: 1

At Common Entrance in 2026, 97% of papers were graded A*-C, with a phenomenal 75% being graded A* or A and 87% graded A*-B.

Each year a number of boys sit scholarship exams for their public schools. In recent years, boys from Sunningdale have been awarded the following prizes:

 

 

 

 

2023

Sports Scholarship to St. Edward’s Oxford

Music Scholarship to Eton

Music Scholarship to Harrow

Academic Scholarship to Harrow

Roxburgh Award to Stowe

2024

Art Scholarship to Dulwich

5 Clay Prizes (academic) to Harrow

2025

Music Scholarship to Harrow

Drama Scholarship to Sherborne

2 Sports Scholarships to Sherborne

Drama Scholarship to Rugby

2 Clay Prizes (Academic) to Harrow

2026

Sports Scholarship to St. Edward’s, Oxford

Drama Scholarship to Radley

Academic Scholarship to Harrow

2 Clay Prizes to Harrow

Sunningdale boys came out top of all Common Entrance candidates in five subjects at Harrow

Biology Prize to Charterhouse