Year: 2021

5th July 21

Abbey College Cambridge International Foundation Programme students have achieved a record overall average score of 77% across all four of our foundation pathways in 2021. This incredible achievement represents the highest average score ever achieved by one of our foundation cohorts, and sets our students to progress to a wide range of top-ranked UK universities…

16th June 21

Abbey College Cambridge are pleased to announce a partnership with Leading Education to offer an enhanced Oxbridge Candidate Programme for our students from this summer. Leading Education are an international education consultancy that specialises in helping students prepare for top UK universities. Their Oxbridge application success rate is 43%, against a national average of 18%…

10th June 21

On Thursday and Friday 27th & 28th May, we were delighted to be able to celebrate the success of our graduating GCSE, pre sessional and A Level students in face-to-face, socially distanced, graduation ceremonies. The IFP ceremony followed on 18th June, after the students final exams. At the ceremonies, the achievements of the students were…

10th June 21

Each year at Abbey College Cambridge, we hold the House Music and Creative Arts Competition, when students show off their musical skills and compete for the house music trophy. As we could not hold face-to-face concerts in the hall this year, we decided to record live performances instead. A professional audio engineer, a videographer, and…

25th May 21

We are thrilled that the Abbey College Cambridge Business and Accounting Team has been awarded one of the 24 places in the final of the Institute of Accountants BASE competition.  The competition is for 16-17 year old business and accounting students and offers an exciting experience where students take part in team challenges; giving them…

26th April 21

Abbey College Cambridge is delighted to hear of the success of former student Ingrid in her Oxford prelim examination papers.  Ingrid, who is from Shanghai in China graduated from Abbey College Cambridge in the summer of 2020 and joined Somerville College at the University of Oxford the following September to study Experimental Psychology.  Now six…

12th April 21

We have over 60 weekly clubs and activities here at Abbey College Cambridge.  Victoria in Year 11 wrote this article about Computer Science Club for our Monthly Student Newsletter. Taking place at 4.45pm every Monday on Teams, the Computer Science Club led by Darren Woods has a lot to offer. By attending each Monday, students…

22nd March 21

We are thrilled that all 14 of our entrants into the Senior Physics Challenge for Year 12 students and below received an award in the recent BhPO (British Physics)  Senior Physics Challenge.  This challenge is an exciting opportunity for students to stretch their problem solving skills and apply fundamental physical principles to novel situations. This…

12th March 21

On Friday 22nd January, 17 chemistry students from Abbey College Cambridge sat the UK Chemistry Olympiad.  This competition is designed to challenge and inspire the top chemistry students aged 16 and over in UK sixth forms. This enriching experience is a unique opportunity for students to push themselves further and excel in the chemistry field….

19th February 21

Independent Colleges, such as Abbey College Cambridge, are a popular choice for students looking for a more mature, independent learning environment and there are many advantages that this environment offers to students aiming gain entry to a top university. Independent colleges follow the same guidelines and regulations as any independent school and are members of…