Best schools.co.uk has ranked Abbey as the best independent sixth-form college in Cambridge and 5th in the whole country.

With 84% of our students gaining A*-B in their A-levels in 2011 and 35% of our students gaining places at some of the UK's top universities, Abbey has snared the prestigious ranking.

Principal Julian Davies said 'this accolade is down to our student's hard work and our teacher's dedication. Last year we sent a record number of students to the top 5 universities and we are exceptionally proud of our student's achievements.'  

To see the table for yourself visit http://www.best-schools.co.uk/league-tables/sixth-form-colleges.aspx

Abbey College Cambridge is part of the Abbey DLD Group of colleges; of the 5 colleges in the group 4 have been successful in making this top 30 of independent colleges.