Our Oxbridge Seven
We’re delighted to announce that seven of our current Year 13 students have secured offers to study at either Cambridge or Oxford University.
From Cambridge, Charlotte Robertson has been offered a place to study Music and Eleanor Prescott has been offered a place on an Archaeology course. Eva Clift is set to study Classics at Oxford, Imogen Ciochon – Experimental Psychology, Charlotte Lethaby – Law, Eve MacLeod – English Language and Literature and Astrid Wilson-Gignoux has been offered a place to study English and Beginner’s Italian. All these students succeeded in the rigorous and highly competitive entry process of tests and interviews for their College or University of choice.
Mr Owen, Co-Head of Sixth Form, says, “It’s been an absolute pleasure to work alongside a cohort of talented, hardworking and dedicated students of whom we are incredibly proud. Each of these applicants demonstrated exceptional determination with their application and preparation for interview, resulting in their well-deserved success. Whilst the Sixth Form team offer specialised support, which utilises the guidance of teachers and external specialists, these offers are mostly down to students’ hard work and attitude. We look forward to hearing about their future successes.”
The majority of Year 13 students at St Bart’s have been applying to universities and higher education courses through the UCAS system, with over 250 applications made by students to date. The Sixth Form enrichment programme is designed to support all students in their post-18 choices. Alongside assemblies and workshops by university outreach staff, those applying for competitive apprenticeships receive tailored advice and support on research and applications. In recent years, there have been a number of students successfully securing offers on apprenticeships with companies including Airbus, AWE, KPMG, Newbury Building Society and Vodafone. As reported recently in BartholoNews, Seb Chapman is one such current Year 13 about to embark on a Level 7 degree apprenticeship programme with KPMG in September.
