Wycombe Abbey has a long tradition of academic success. The learning environment is supportive, yet challenging and our teaching specialists communicate a genuine love of their subject, encouraging all our pupils to pursue an intellectual curiosity beyond the curriculum.
In 2024, 42% of grades were at A* and 95% of results were graded at A* - B.
In 2024, 89% of grades were 8 or 9 and 97% of results were graded at 7 - 9.
Our leavers go on to study a wide range of subjects – from Medicine and Anthropology to Theology and Mechanical Engineering – at a broad range of world class institutions around the world. This year, over 50% of the destinations are in the top 25 institutions in the QS World University Rankings. In the UK, perennially popular destinations were once again represented with multiple leavers pursuing programmes at the London School of Economics, University of Edinburgh, University College London, University of St Andrew’s, Imperial College London, Durham University, King’s College London, University of Cambridge and University of Oxford. The most popular courses in 2024 were Geography, Philosophy, Economics, Natural Sciences and Classics. Acceptances in the USA included Stanford University, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, UCLA, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University.
Wycombe Abbey aims to inspire, inform and support pupils in preparing for rewarding experiences at university and in their careers. The Sixth Form Team and Careers Department work with the pupils to provide support in a wide range of areas. Our University Preparation Programme (timetabled lessons) includes a Future Ready week of activities focusing on university applications and life beyond education. More broadly, our in-house, US and International Universities Office support pupils applying overseas via their four-year pathway, and the Careers Department organise work experience placements and engaging inspirational speakers, such as the annual Careers Seminar and regular Career Spotlights. Wycombe Abbey is a partner school of InvestIN Education which offers a wide variety of insight days and weeks into an increasing range of careers.
girls have accepted places at Oxford and Cambridge
Overseas Destinati O ns
Amherst College (1)
Barnard College (1)
Brown University (1)
Cornell University (1)
Georgia Institute of Technology (1)
Haverford College (1)
John Hopkins University (2)
New York University (1)
Pomona College (1)
Stanford University (1)
Syracuse University (1)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1)
UC Berkeley (1)
UCLA (1)
University of Chicago (1)
University of Pennsylvania (1)
University of Queensland (1)
Yale University (1)
girls are reading Medicine or Dentistry
University of St Andrews (5)
The University of Edinburgh (3)
University (15)
girls will be starting an arts, Humanities and social sciences course
University of Manchester (1)
University of Sheffield (1)
University of Cambridge (10)
University of Oxford (7)
Cardiff University (1)
University of Bristol (2) University
University of Southampton (1)
University of Exeter (2)
will begin courses in sciences, Maths and engineering