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Radley College is a boys' independent boarding school near Radley, Oxfordshire, England, which was founded in 1847. The school covers 800acre including playing fields, a golf course, lake and farmland. It is one of four boys-only, boarding-only independent senior schools in the United Kingdom, the others being Winchester College, Harrow School and Eton College. For the academic year 2015/16, Radley charged boarders up to £11,475 per term, making it the 19th most expensive HMC boarding school.HistoryRadley was founded in 1847 by William Sewell (1804–79) and Robert Corbet Singleton (1810–81). The first pupil was Samuel Reynolds who in 1897 wrote his reminiscences of school life.The school was originally housed in Radley Hall, now known as the "Mansion". Radley Hall was built in the 1720s for the Stonehouse family. Later in the 18th century the estate passed to the Bowyer family, who commissioned Capability Brown to re-design the grounds. After the school was founded, extensive building work took place, beginning with and Chapel (replaced by the current building in 1895), F Social and the Octagon, (the earliest living accommodation for the boys), the Clocktower (now the icon of Radley), and in 1910 the Dining Hall. Building work has continued throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, with two new Socials, a weights-room/gym, a theatre, and a Real Tennis court being completed since 2006. The grounds include a lake, a golf course and woodland.