Personally I prefer Oundle as it is mostly fuill boarders while the % of boarders at Abingdon is small (only ~5%).
Academically they are similar with Oundle slightly higher in ranking.
Another obvious consideration is boys' school vs co-ed school!
Abingdon is stronger in academic, lower proportion of boarders to day pupils implying less ECAs.
Oundle has a higher ratio of boarders, majority of the students are boarders and hence busier life. Learn from BK the school has first class lab good for students who are interested in Science.
Need to seek for your advice on Abington and Oundle. My son has just got offers from th ...
My friend's son was admitted by Imperial after graduating from Abington last year. He has very comments on Abingdon and there are 12 students per one class.