Category: News
Dalial has competition success in promoting unity and tolerance
During the Summer Term, Abbey College Cambridge invited students to enter a competition run by the Charity Global Acts of Unity to promote unity, tolerance and understanding in schools. Unitees is the name of competition and it was a creative arts competition for young people in schools across England and Wales, tasked with expressing what…
Exceptional GCSE Results
Our Abbey College Cambridge GCSE students have yet again achieved an impressive set of results in 2021. From a total of 207 GCSEs sat, 25% were awarded the top grade of 9, and nearly half achieved 9-8 grades. Over three quarters of grades received were in the 9-6 range. The pass rate was 100%. Abbey…
A Level Result Success
Today Abbey College Cambridge is celebrating yet another set of exceptional A Level results today (10 August). Our triumphant cohort of students obtained their results this morning, boasting an impressive overall pass rate of 100%. Year upon year the college continues to obtain excellent results, with 2021 being no exception. Nearly half of students attained…
What are the advantages of Boarding at an Independent Sixth Form College in the United Kingdom?
Independent boarding schools have a long history of creating well-rounded pupils with excellent results. Most students beginning an A Level course or an International Foundation Programme will not only be striving to gain the best possible grades but yearning to exercise their independence. In many cases these two can act in competition with one another,…
Abbey College Cambridge International Foundation Programme Results 2021: A record breaking year!
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…
Abbey College Cambridge partners with Leading Education to offer enhanced Oxbridge Preparation Programme.
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%…
Abbey Cambridge Students are Accounting Competition Finalists
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…
Former Abbey College Cambridge student Ingrid wins awards at the University of Oxford
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…
Triumph for Physics Students
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…
Outstanding performance from budding Chemists in UK Olympiad
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….
