UNIVERSITY DESTINATION OF LEAVERS

2017: Congratulations to the girls at St Mary’s Calne on a superb set of examination results, with 25% of entries graded A*, 70% A*-A and 93% A*-B.

Almost 90% of the girls secured their first choice of university and will be going on to study at a range of leading Russell Group universities including: Oxford, Cambridge, Cardiff, Birmingham, Durham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Imperial, LSE, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton and Warwick.

Deputy Head Girl, Hannah McLintock, Leo Monson, Yasmin Watling (from Lacock, Wiltshire) and Eve Webster (from Swindon, Wiltshire) all secured their places at Oxbridge. Hannah will be reading Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) at Pembroke College, Oxford; Leo will be studying History at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford; Yasmin will be reading History at St John’s College, Cambridge and Eve (who joined St Mary's on a Foundation Scholarship, offered to gifted and talented pupils from the state sector)* will be studying French at Somerville College, Oxford.

The girls will be studying a diverse range of subjects at their chosen universities, including: Anthropology & Archaeology, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Business Management, Computer Science, Drama, Economics, English, Fine Art, Finance, French, Geography, History, History of Art, International Relations, Law, Mathematics, Medicine, Modern Languages & Cultures, Natural Sciences, PPE, Philosophy & Theology, Psychology and Social Anthropology.

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 six cohorts of Leavers (2012 - 2017) are shown in the table below:

Overseas Universities in USA, Canada and Hong Kong