UNIVERSITY DESTINATION OF LEAVERS
2016: The girls achieved excellent A Level results, with 14 girls achieving straight A*s and As and over half the entries graded A*-A. All of the girls who held offers for Oxbridge were successful in gaining their places to study a range of subjects including Mathematics, Human Sciences and Political Science, Mathematics and Statistics, History and Biological Sciences.
The girls will be studying a diverse range of subjects, such as Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Geography, History, Law, Mathematics, Medicine, Modern Languages and the Arts at prestigious universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and other leading universities. Examples include: Music at Birmingham; History of Art at Bristol; Chemistry at Durham, Anthropology, Theology and Religion at Exeter; History of Art, Social Anthropology, Russian Studies and English Literature at Edinburgh; Maths at Imperial, English and History at Leeds; Economics and Chemical Engineering at Manchester; Earth Science and Geography at Newcastle; Chemistry at Nottingham; Economics at Southampton, History at St Andrews and Physiotherapy at St George’s University of London. We are also delighted that three girls will be heading to universities in the USA to major in: Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University; Architecture at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and Chemical Engineering at Georgia Tech.
St Mary’s Sixth Form students are highly successful in securing competitive places on an impressive range of courses at a wide range of leading universities, including the Russell Group and Oxbridge, as well as at leading American universities.
At St Mary's we pride ourselves on the fact that our university support is bespoke for every student. Girls' needs and aspirations are all very different, but we will support them individually to find the right university path. The most important issue is to ensure that the course they choose will ensure academic success and genuine enjoyment. The majority of our girls go directly to university after leaving St Mary's but a number will gain deferred entry on their course as they have exciting plans to widen their work experience, explore new cultures and broaden their outlook. Others will decide to apply post A Level, once they have secured their grades, as they want to be sure of selecting the correct degree course. In addition, several students each year will decide to study a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design before deciding which Higher Education path to follow.
The destinations of our last five cohorts of Leavers (2012 - 2016) are shown in the table below:
| Destination | Course |
| University of Aberdeen | French and Hispanic Studies |
| University of the Arts London | Media and Cultural Studies |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Optometry |
| University of Bath | Childhood and Youth Studies, Physics |
| Bath Spa University | Creative Writing |
| University of Birmingham | Environmental Geoscience, Geography, Medicine, Music, Sport and Exercise Sciences |
| Bournemouth University |
Archaeology |
| University of Brighton |
Education Studies |
| Bristol University |
Anthropology, Accountancy and Maths, Ancient History, Biology, English, French, French and German, French and Italian, French and Russian, History of Art, Music, Sociology, Theatre and Film, Veterinary Science, Zoology |
| University of Cambridge | Classics, History, Human Sciences & Political Science, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, PPS, Veterinary Medicine |
| Cardiff University | Law and Sociology, Medicine, Politics and Philosophy, Psychology |
| City University London | International Relations and Politics |
| Durham University | Chemistry, Classics, Classical Past, Geography, History, International Relations, Law, Modern Language and Cultures, Modern Languages (Spanish), Philosophy, Psychology |
| University of East Anglia | History of Art |
| University of Edinburgh | Ancient and Medieval History, Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Business Studies, French and History of Art, History, History of Art, Philosophy & Politics, Russian Studies & English Literature, Social Anthropology, Spanish |
| University of Exeter | Ancient History, Anthropology, Geography, History, History & Politics, Human Biosciences, Medical Sciences, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Theology & Religion |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Politics and Sociology |
| Imperial College London | Biochemistry, Biotechnology with Management, Mathematics |
| King's College London | Biochemistry, Biomedical Science, Classical Studies with English, Film Studies |
| Leeds Metropolitan University | Sport and Exercise Science |
| University of Leeds | English & History, Geography, German & Russian, International Development, Mechanical Engineering, Medicinal Chemistry, Zoology |
| University of Liverpool | Veterinary Science |
| London School of Economics (LSE) | Economics, Law, Management, Modern History and Politics, Social Anthropology |
| Loughborough University | Chemical Engineering, Geography |
| University of Manchester |
Architecture, Chemical Engineering, Drama and English Literature, Economics, French Studies, History, History of Art, Law with Politics, Medical Biochemistry, Middle Eastern Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Social Anthropology |
| Newcastle University | Earth Science, Geography, Medicine, Modern Languages & Business Studies, Physical Geography, Sociology |
| University of Nottingham | Chemistry, Nutrition, Politics & International Relations |
| University of Oxford |
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Classics, English Language and Literature, French and German, French and Philosophy,French and Spanish, German and Spanish, History, Mathematics, Mathematics & Computer Science, Mathematics & Statistics, PPE |
| Oxford Brookes University | Anthropology, Business Management & Japanese Studies, Business & Marketing Management, Geography, Law, Nursing, Psychology, Real Estate Management, Sociology |
| Plymouth University | Geography |
| Queen Mary University of London | Computer Science with Business Management and Accounting |
| University of Sheffield | Architecture, Medicine, Urban Studies and Planning |
| University of Southampton | Finance & Economics |
| University of St Andrews | Art History, Biochemistry, History, Mathematics, Medicine |
| St George's University of London | Physiotherapy |
| University of Sussex | Anthropology, Business and Management Studies, Economics |
| University College London | Applied Medical Sciences, Economics, English, Geography, History of Art, Politics and East European Studies |
| University of York | English, Psychology, Environmental Sciences |
Overseas Universities in USA, Canada and Hong Kong
| Destination | Course |
| American University, Washington DC | Honours Programme, College of Arts and Sciences (Presidential Scholarship) |
| City University, Dublin | Economics, Politics and Law |
| Columbia University | Comparative Literature and Society |
| Georgia Tech | Chemical Engineering |
| New York University | Economics, Liberal Arts |
| Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) | Architecture |
| Toronto University | Accountancy |
| University of Hong Kong | Economics and Finance |