Although the vast majority of leavers from St George’s go on to Higher Education, we encourage and provide resources to enable our pupils to explore the full range of post-18 options.
Increasingly, girls are considering undertaking degree apprenticeships or joining companies as school leavers and we fully endorse and support every girl’s own informed decision. We work closely with Unifrog who provide an excellent resource to help girls research, choose and apply for a range of post-18 options.
For those looking to go to university, we run a programme as part of our Sixth Form Enrichment hat provides advice on choosing the right course at the right university and obtaining all the available information necessary to make an informed decision. Having made that decision, girls are then guided through the UCAS application process by the Sixth Form staff team.
We arrange visits to Higher Education Fairs, where girls can attend talks on a wide range of topics, meet university recruitment teams and collect information and prospectuses. For some universities, it is important that girls are able to demonstrate evidence of co-curricular activities such as sport, music or Tycoon Enterprise. For specific courses work experience is crucial as well as the development of skills such as teamwork and leadership. We encourage the girls to take advantage of the many opportunities available to them at St George's as well as gaining relevant work experience and community service before submitting their UCAS application.
Some university applications require extra preparation and support. Girls who would like to apply to Oxford and Cambridge or are looking to study abroad are given specialist guidance and support and focused advice on the interview process. Their application path is overseen by the Deputy Head (Co-curricular and Connections), an Oxford graduate, who helps guide and prepare each pupil through the process.
St George’s has an excellent record of girls achieving places at some of the top universities in the UK.
In most years we have girls who continue their study of Fine Art at prestigious art schools such as Central St Martins, or on foundation courses.
St George’s has an excellent record of girls achieving places at some of the top universities in the UK including the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, UCL and Durham.
Each year we also have girls who continue their study of Fine Art at prestigious art schools such as Central St Martin’s or Chelsea College of Art, go onto study drama or music or study sports science at prestigious universities such as Loughborough.
In 2024, 88% of our leavers achieved their first or insurance choice of university place, 60% have taken up places in Russell Group universities and a further 5% have entered competitive courses at Bath University. One of our girls achieved a place at The University of Oxford to read French. In this cohort successful Georgians have also gone up to Edinburgh, UCL, Imperial College, Durham, Warwick, Nottingham and the University of Arts, London to study a diverse range of courses, from Chemistry to Sociology; French and Fashion Marketing; Education Psychology to Business Management.
In the past few years, Georgians have also gone on to continue their studies at the University of the Arts, London and the Condé Nast College of Fashion and Design. Alongside Medicine at King's College London, PPE at Oxford and Environmental Geoscience at Durham, Georgians have applied to universities around the world gaining places at New York University, Iowa University, the University of Tokyo and Queen’s University (Canada) amongst many others.
Whilst university remains the first choice for most St George’s leavers, we support girls with ambitions in all fields. Whether their option is a professional cookery course, finding a job in a legal firm or taking a gap year, we want all our leavers to carve their own path, free from broader societal expectations, and we take great pride in our Sixth Form culture in which no horizon is too broad.
Girls who would like to apply to Oxford and Cambridge are given specialist guidance and support and focused advice on the interview process. Their application path is overseen by the Deputy Head (Co-curricular and Connections), an Oxford graduate, who helps guide and prepare each pupil through the application process.
Applications to top universities are becoming increasingly competitive and the School helps prepare girls for the different stages of the admissions process. Girls thinking of applying to Oxbridge are also strongly encouraged to go beyond the curriculum in their reading, by establishing clubs and attending online university lectures.
All pupils interested in Oxbridge are encouraged to visit the universities on Open Days. A series of interview seminars are held to develop the girls’ abilities in academic discussions before an interview swap where our pupils will be asked questions by a member of staff at a different institution.
We encourage and support girls who are looking to apply to prestigious American institutions by attending the Fulbright Commission US Colleges Fair.
We have a link with the University of William and Mary in Virginia, USA and pupils have an opportunity to spend a week there as a pupil during an October half term in the Sixth Form. Pupils attend classes and seminars, use the amazing Swem Library and are able to socialise with current pupils. In addition, we are fortunate to have access to the university library for the rest of the academic year, which has proved particularly useful for EPQ research.
