On Monday 6th October 2025, Oppidan Co-Founder Henry Faber hosted a fireside Q&A followed by networking drinks with three of the UK’s leading boarding schools: Eton College, Wellington College and Wycombe Abbey. 

Applying to Eton College for Year 9 entry is a process that begins when boys are in Year 6, typically around age 10 or 11. The journey involves several key stages: registration (which should be completed by June 30th when boys are in Year 6), the ISEB Common Pre-Test (taken in Year 6 or early Year 7), school reports, and finally interviews and assessments at Eton itself in Year 8.

For the last ten years, we’ve been researching and testing the best approaches to delivering one-to-one support for young people.

With 10 years under our belt helping families through the transition to secondary school, we've seen a great deal of success when it comes to good parenting.

As our friends at The Parent Team write, motivation is fundamental to our outcomes. This psychological drive determines how hard we try and how long we try for.

We believe in the transformative power of mentorship to equip a young person to function confidently in the real world. Adults have mentors, kids should too. 

This year, Oppidan has expanded its global reach, supporting the widest variety of schools to date across UK state, independent, and international settings.

Recent news has covered the worrying trend that significantly fewer students are studying performing arts, at both GCSEs and A-Level. This first decline is largely influenced by the now historic EBacc introduction which omits drama and music from the core mandatory curriculum.  

In my Eton interview, I was asked whether there was anything in the news I was interested about. Current affairs remain central to the interview today; it allows the boy to direct the question to an idiosyncrasy of theirs.

In the latest episode of Heads & Tales, Henry Faber sits down with Michael Lambert, Global Education Director of Inspired Education Group, for an in-depth conversation about leading education on a truly global scale. 

On Tuesday 8th July, four members of the Oppidan Education team set out from Dartmouth Academy, part of the Education South West Trust, in Devon. 

In the latest episode of Heads & Tales, Henry Faber sits down with James Priory, Headmaster of Tonbridge School, for an in-depth conversation about the school and his career.  

As the iconic Chelsea Flower Show returns for anthro– and dendrophiles around the world, it brings with it more than just glitzy floral displays. For parents and their children, it offers a timely reminder to explore and embrace our natural surroundings.

Each of these schools is helping to create an environment where young people feel seen, heard, and supported — and we are proud to recognise their progress on the journey towards sustainable, impactful mentoring.

The School Run is a 200-mile charity run from Devon to London, raising £50,000 each for Magic Breakfast and the Oppidan Foundation. Organised and run by the Oppidan Education team, the route starts from our furthest partner school in Devon and ends three days later at Oppidan HQ in Hammersmith, West London.

We are proud to announce a new partnership with Shrewsbury International School delivering mentorship programmes for Year 9 and Year 12 students. 

We have developed a new partnership with Rugby School Thailand delivering mentorship programmes for Year 10 and Year 12 students. 

We are delighted to have established an office in Dubai, UAE.

For the last ten years, we’ve been researching and testing the best approaches to delivering one-to-one support for young people. The result is the Oppidan Model.

Internationally recognised and consistently topping national league tables, St. Paul’s Girls’ School (SPGS) is one of the UK’s leading independent schools.