UCAS TIMELINE (Lower to Upper Sixth) 2027 entry
Monday 23 February Higher Education Evening
Tuesday 24 March
April-July
Tuesday 12 May
Friday 15 May
Friday 22 May
1 – 5 June
Friday 19 June
Friday 26 June
Futures Fair
Research, book and attend University Open Days
UCAS opens undergraduate applications portal for 2027 entry
UCAS Workshop 1: Creating an account on UCAS Entering qualifications
UCAS Workshop 2: Beginning a Personal Statement
Summer assessment week
Subject teachers submit subject references and UCAS predicted grades
UCAS Workshop 3: Developing a Personal Statement
Monday 29 June Deadline for a first draft personal statement to be uploaded to Unifrog
Tuesday 30 June - One-to-one reviews of your first draft with Thursday 2 July Mrs Sutton
Friday 3 July
Your UCAS predicted grades are published and shared with your parents
Your parents are sent an electronic form to complete, to inform the School of any extenuating circumstances (Section 2 of the UCAS reference) that should be considered by universities
Tuesday 7 July -
UCAT testing window (see separate Medical Friday 26 September Pathway document)
September/October Complete your personal statement: You will first submit your latest personal statement draft to a subject specialist, and revise it based on their feedback. You will then submit your next draft to your Form Tutor, make any suggested changes, and submit the final draft to Mrs Sutton for review.
Tuesday 1 September The submission window opens and you can submit completed applications to UCAS
Friday 4 September Deadline for your parents to submit the form detailing extenuating circumstances
Friday 11 September Deadline for your Form Tutor to upload tutor references to Unifrog for early entry applicants
Friday 18 September Deadline for your Form Tutor to upload tutor references to Unifrog
Monday 21 September - UVI in-class assessment window
Friday 9 October
Monday 21 September - Early Entries: you will have your final UCAS meeting with Mrs Thursday 15 October Sutton and send off applications
Monday 5 October Your provisional EPQ mark will be released to you
Thursday 15 October Deadline for applications to Oxford and Cambridge, and for most courses in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine / science
Monday 5 October - All Other Applicants: you will have your final UCAS meeting with Friday 6 November Mrs Sutton and send off applications
Friday 6 November Farnborough Hill deadline for all undergraduate applications to be submitted to UCAS
From September 2026 You can apply for Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) (this will replace higher education (HE) student finance loans for courses starting in 2027)
Monday 4 - UVI January Assessments
Friday 8 January
Monday 19 - UVI Mocks
Friday 23 April
Tuesday 4 - Friday 7 May You will meet with Mrs Sutton to discuss your choices in the context of your mock results and the offers you hold. You then “firm” and “insure” offers on UCAS
Thursday 12 August Results day