How to Apply

Kingswood Oxford is test-optional.

9th & 10th Grade Applicants: Kingswood Oxford is test-optional for 9th & 10th grade applicants. Applicants may choose to submit standardized testing with their application, others may choose not to do so. Either scenario is acceptable and Kingswood Oxford will continue to perform a holistic review of the applicant’s entire application with or without testing submission. Standardized testing is only one piece in the overall application and in this unique time in our history, we recognize some applicants may have challenges to ensure an optimum testing environment.

• For applicants submitting scores, KO accepts the SSAT, PSAT, or SAT. 

11th Grade Applicants: 11th-grade applicants must submit PSAT scores.

For our Upper School international applicants, please visit this page for more information on required testing.

We require four forms as part of our application process: an English recommendation form, a Math recommendation form, an additional academic teacher recommendation (science, social studies/history, language), and a Principal/Guidance Counselor Report Form. These recommendation forms can be accessed and managed online through your account. 

An optional Supplemental Recommendation Form may be completed by a coach, music instructor, or specific subject-matter teacher.

The Transcript Release Form should be completed by a school official (i.e. Principal, guidance counselor or advisor). Transcripts containing the most up-to-date grades from the current year and final grades from the previous two years should be sent directly from the school official to Kingswood Oxford Admissions. Transcripts may be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to:

ATTN: Admissions Office

170 Kingswood Road

West Hartford, CT 06119

Within your online account, please upload a 1-3 page writing sample from an English class or another academic subject from your current school year. You may also email this sample to [email protected]. Please make sure the applicant’s name is in the subject line when emailing the file.

For instructions on how to apply for need-based Financial Assistance, visit the Tuition and Affordability page. This application may be completed concurrently with the admissions application.

For our international applicants, please visit this page for more information on admissions, testing, and the interview process.

Middle School applicants (Grades 6, 7, 8) must use the KO online application using Ravenna. The application fee is $60. Once an account is created, it is here you will be able to view, track and complete the checklist items. Should your family need financial assistance for the application fee please contact our office at 860-727-5000 to request a fee waiver.

Applicants to the Kingswood Oxford Middle School must take the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT). This is a timed 45-minute test and is administered by appointment only. Please call to schedule the test, which can be done at the same time as the tour and interview, if preferred.

• Recommendation Forms

We require three forms as part of our application process: English recommendation form, Math recommendation form, and a Principal/Guidance Counselor Report Form. These recommendation forms can be accessed and managed online through your Ravenna account and completed by the applicant’s current English and Math teachers (for some applicants this may be the same teacher). The Principal/Guidance Counselor Report should be completed by a school official (i.e. Principal, guidance counselor, advisor, or homeroom teacher).

The Supplemental Recommendation Form is an optional recommendation form that can be completed by a coach, music instructor, or specific subject-matter teacher. Applicants may ask one person to complete a Supplemental Recommendation Form.

The Transcript Release Form, which can be accessed and managed through your Ravenna account, should be completed by a school official (i.e. Principal, guidance counselor, advisor, or homeroom teacher). Transcripts containing the most up-to-date grades from the current year and final grades from the previous two years should be sent directly from the school official to Kingswood Oxford Admissions. Transcripts may be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to:

ATTN: Admissions Office

170 Kingswood Road

West Hartford, CT 06119

For instructions on how to apply for need-based Financial Assistance, visit the Tuition and Affordability page. This application may be completed concurrently with the admissions application.