News

18th August 22

Students and Staff at Abbey College Cambridge are once again celebrating an exceptional set of A Levels results over what has been an unprecedented two years of study culminating in the first external exams to be sat since 2019. The triumphant students have achieved an amazing 31% at A* grade with 60% of grades being…

1st August 22

Abbey College Cambridge is delighted to announce that Dr Elena (Ellen) Hesse has been appointed as the new Principal of Abbey College Cambridge.  She will be taking up her appointment in April 2023 at the start of the Summer Term. Ellen has a Master’s Degree from Matej Bel University in Slovakia where she majored in…

27th July 22

Many congratulations to this year’s Pre Degree Diploma winners: From the Engineering Group; Valeriy, Angus and Revan for their Solar Powered Glider project. They had some fierce competition at the programme’s final held on 29th June in the main hall. The standard of presentation in this year’s competition was very high. This year’s Semi Finalists…

4th July 22

Wednesday 15th – Tuesday 28th June saw a timetable of UCAS related activities for all Year 12 students as part of our Elite University Preparation Programme. UCAS is the University Central Admissions System and is the system students in the UK use to apply for their university place. As securing a place at a top…

15th June 22

Abbey College Cambridge prides itself on the number of clubs and activities available for students.  A very popular club is the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award Scheme.  This is where 14-24 year-olds can do an activity programme at one of three progressive levels which, when successfully completed, leads to a Bronze, Silver or Gold Duke…

1st June 22

The College holds two balls a year, organised by our Student Council. On Friday 20th May, students enjoyed this year’s Summer Ball held at the stunning Madingley Hall in Cambridge. A great way for students to make many happy memories with their friends in Cambridge.   The beautiful grounds provided lots of photo opportunities and…

31st May 22

The Abbey College Cambridge Community has celebrated the achievements of its Year 11 and Year 13 students over two Graduation ceremonies. Year 11 students were celebrated first on Friday 20th May, followed by Year 13 on Friday 27th May. In both ceremonies, students wore the tradition gown and mortar board and received a certificate to…

20th May 22

Date: Wednesday 8th June 2022 Time: 10am BST Register your attendance here. Join us for a virtual tour of Abbey College Cambridge. We will show you around the college facilities including classrooms boarding and communal areas. We will also tell you more about learning and living and at Abbey College Cambridge including extra-curricular activities and…

1st May 22

On Thursday 21st April we held our first College Sports Day at the University of Cambridge Athletic Ground.  The event gave the whole school the opportunity to come together to represent and support their college houses. During the morning all students competed against one another as teams in their tutor groups.  They had to complete…

21st April 22

Watch the recording of our Abbey College Cambridge Virtual Open Morning, which took place on Wednesday 20th September 2022. College Principal Dr Julian Davies, Vice Principal Academic Andrew Humphris, Director of Boarding Helen Walker and students tell you more about studying and living at Abbey College Cambridge. Since its foundation in 1994, Abbey College Cambridge…