OXFORD · UNITED KINGDOM

There is more
than one way in.

Independent education consultancy in Oxford. We help international families find their route — from the first school to the next big chapter.

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  • 20+ years of experience
  • 240+ offers received
  • 180+ families guided

figures in preparation

02 / THE EDUCATIONAL ROUTE

Five stages.
One continuous conversation.

ALBION accompanies a family through the whole route into British education. Each stage is a plan we make together — none of them a transaction.

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ALBION / THE ROUTE01 — 05
01 / SCHOOLS

Finding the
right school

Day or boarding, England or nowhere yet — we begin with the child, not the ranking. A profile built in conversation, a shortlist built in honesty, and visits arranged where it matters.

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Watercolour of a light English school facade among trees
Day & boarding / Ages 7–18 / School visits / ShortlistingBEGIN WITH THE CHILD
ALBION / THE ROUTE02 — 05
02 / ENTRANCE EXAMS

Preparing for
the exams

The 11+, 13+ and 16+ entry points, UKiset, ISEB Common Pre-Test, CAT4, interviews, timelines — prepared for calmly and in the right order, without turning a childhood into a project.

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Watercolour still life with an open notebook, books and soft light by a window
11+ / 13+ / 16+ / UKiset / ISEB / CAT4 / InterviewsCALMLY, IN THE RIGHT ORDER
ALBION / THE ROUTE03 — 05
03 / FOUNDATIONS

Building academic
foundations

GCSE, A-Level or IB; tutors where they matter, home education when the route requires it, intensive courses when the calendar tightens. Foundations laid properly, term by term.

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Watercolour of a desk set for study in early light
GCSE / A-Level / IB / Tutors / Home educationTERM BY TERM, PROPERLY
ALBION / THE ROUTE04 — 05
04 / UNIVERSITY

Choosing the right
university

UK, Europe or the United States; Oxbridge where the ambition is real and the preparation is honest. One strategy across systems — not a single application season.

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Watercolour gallery of an Oxford college looking onto a lit garden
UK / Europe / USA / Oxbridge / UCAS / Personal statementONE PLAN ACROSS SYSTEMS
ALBION / THE ROUTE05 — 05
05 / WHAT COMES NEXT

Preparing for
the next step.

Personal statements, LNAT, TMUA, UCAT, guardianship, career direction — and after that, master's, MBA under executive education, or doctoral routes. The conversation does not end at the offer.

Discuss the next step
Executive education · MBA / Master's / PhD / CareersTHE NEXT CHAPTER

The Albion difference

An Oxford office, an English-speaking team — and four commitments we do not bend.

Commitment 01

We live and work in Oxford, street by street, registrar by registrar. When a school needs seeing today — or a child needs someone nearby — it happens today.

OXFORD-BASED

We live and work in Oxford, street by street, registrar by registrar. When a school needs seeing today — or a child needs someone nearby — it happens today.

INDEPENDENT

No school groups behind us, no commission ahead of us. When we say a school suits your child, the judgement is ours alone — and it can be changed when the child changes.

DIRECT

You speak with the people who do the work — no sales desk, no handover after signing. Questions travel without intermediaries; answers come back the same way.

CONFIDENTIAL

Family circumstances stay inside the room. Discretion is not a service level we sell; it is the default we work in.

People

The room you will actually work in.

Portraits appear as watercolour studies until photographs and biographies are published. Nothing on this page is invented — where we have no data, we say TBC.

Move across the portrait studies — each carries a part of the route. Names, roles and biographies follow with the full team page.

Team
Consultants & tutors, Oxford
Working language
English

Consultants & tutors — English-speaking, Oxford-based, independent.

Albion · Offers

From Oxford to the world.

Offers landing across Britain and beyond — the universities and schools where Albion families study today.

Universities

  • OxfordUK
  • CambridgeUK
  • UCLLondon
  • ImperialLondon
  • LSELondon
  • King's CollegeLondon
  • DurhamUK
  • BristolUK
  • OxfordUK
  • CambridgeUK
  • UCLLondon
  • ImperialLondon
  • LSELondon
  • King's CollegeLondon
  • DurhamUK
  • BristolUK

Schools

  • EtonWindsor
  • HarrowLondon
  • Wycombe AbbeyHigh Wycombe
  • WestminsterLondon
  • St Paul'sLondon
  • SevenoaksKent
  • Cheltenham Ladies'Cheltenham
  • Brighton CollegeBrighton
  • EtonWindsor
  • HarrowLondon
  • Wycombe AbbeyHigh Wycombe
  • WestminsterLondon
  • St Paul'sLondon
  • SevenoaksKent
  • Cheltenham Ladies'Cheltenham
  • Brighton CollegeBrighton

The list is in preparation and grows as offers arrive.

Proof

years of combined experience across British and international education — the only number we publish today.

  • University & school offer outcomesTBC
  • Family testimonialsTBC — in conversation, on request
  • School & university referencesTBC
  • Media & mentionsTBC
  • Combined experience of the team20+ years — verified
“Family testimonial — in preparation.”
— Family, TBC
“School reference — in preparation.”
— School, TBC

ALBION publishes figures only when they can be verified in full. Placeholder entries on this ledger resolve as the practice grows; until then, references are offered in conversation rather than on a page.

The journal

Notes from the route.

Essays and briefings on British education, written by the consultants who do the work — published when they are ready, not when the calendar asks.

Briefing · Admissions testing

The 11+, 13+ and 16+ route: what schools actually test.

A plain-language walk through the entry points British schools use — which tests sit behind each (UKiset, ISEB, CAT4, CEM), how they are structured, and what sensible preparation looks like for a family starting today.

First run in preparation — publication date TBC.

  1. 01Entrance exams 11+, 13+, 16+: what schools actually testTesting
  2. 02ISEB, UKiset, CAT4, CEM — what actually differsTesting
  3. 03How to choose a British private schoolSchools
  4. 04Boarding or day: deciding honestlySchools
  5. 05A-Level or IB: choosing a curriculumCurriculum
  6. 06The Oxbridge interview, demystifiedOxbridge
  7. 07Oxford acceptance rates, read carefullyOxbridge
  8. 08UCAS deadlines & the personal statementUniversity
EVENTS / ALBION

Webinars & meetings · Open day TBC

Publishing schedule — TBC

Guides · free PDF

Start with the parent's guide.

A calm, honest walk through the British system — schools, exams, timelines — written by the consultants who do the work. No jargon, no sales funnel inside.

  • 01A parent's guide to British schoolsthis one
  • 02Entrance exams 11+/13+/16+ in 90 days
  • 03The admissions interview, decoded

One email with the PDF. No sequence, no pressure.

Consultation

Let’s find
the right route.

A first conversation is unhurried and confidential: your child, your plans, and the routes worth considering — and those that are not.

Or leave a message — we reply within one working day.

Confidential by default.