Destinations

Abbeygate Sixth Form College

Students are well prepared for their chosen destination and ensure they are ready for their next steps. The large majority of students go onto university either straight after their A levels or after a Gap Year. In 2025, 71% of students intended to progress to Higher Education within the next year. We have seen the The popularity of gap years rise over the last few years, with some students preferring to travel and gain valuable work experience before applying for university. In 2025, 26% of students intended to take a gap year, 6% intended to go into employment and 10% onto an apprenticeship while the remaining 3% wanted to go onto study a further course.

We are incredibly proud to share the outstanding achievements of our former Abbeygate Sixth Form students at university!

✨ 28.6% of our students earned First Class Honours
✨ 51.8% achieved Upper Second Class Honours

That’s a remarkable 80.4% attaining top honours – outperforming national averages in both the Sixth Form College sector (77.0%) and the State sector (76.4%)*

This is a testament to the dedication, ambition and academic excellence of our students as well as the unwavering support of our staff.

Congratulations to all our graduates – your hard work is truly paying off!

*Data from 2025 HESA Report of students who graduated in 2024 and continuation status for first year students who started their studies in 2022/23.

Top 20 University Destinations for 2025

1. University of East Anglia UEA
2. Anglia Ruskin University
3. University of York
4. University of Bristol
5. University of Lincoln
6. University of Sheffield
7. Nottingham Trent University
8. University of Nottingham
9. University of Leeds
10. University of Essex
11. University of Kent
12. Loughborough University
13. University of Brighton
14. University of Southampton
15. University of Birmingham
16. University of Warwick
17. Durham University
18. University of Liverpool
19. University of Manchester
20. University of Reading

Higher Education Tariff Destinations 2025

• 37.9 % accepted a place at a Higher Tariff provider (Russell Group + Sutton Trust list)
• 43.8% at a Medium Tariff provider
• 18.4% at a Lower Tariff provider

Top 5 Course Choices 2025

1. Law
2. Economics
3. Psychology
4. History
5. Business

West Suffolk College

Students are well prepared for their chosen destination and ensure they are ready for their next steps.

• 99% of Level 3 Year 1 students have a positive progression, with 94% progressing to the next level Further Education courses, 4% into employment and 2% onto an apprenticeship.
• 99% of our Level 1 students have a positive progression with 76% progressing onto next level FE courses, with 18% going into employment and 6% onto an apprenticeship.
• For our Level 2 students 97% positive progression with, 67% progressing onto the next level FE courses, 23% into employment and 6% onto an apprenticeship.

Top 20 University Destinations for 2025

1. West Suffolk College
2. Anglia Ruskin University
3. Norwich University of the Arts
4. University of East Anglia UEA
5. University of Suffolk
6. Nottingham Trent University
7. University of Essex
8. University of Lincoln
9. University of the Arts London
10. BIMM University
11. Bristol, UWE
12. De Montfort University
13. Falmouth University
14. Sheffield Hallam University
15. University of Hertfordshire
16. University of Leeds
17. Fashion Retail Academy
18. Goldsmiths, University of London
19. University of Chichester
20. University of Sheffield

Higher Education Tariff Destinations 2025

• 32.5% accepted a place at a Higher Tariff provider (Russell Group + Sutton Trust list)
• 31.9% at a Medium Tariff provider
• 35.6% at a Lower Tariff provider

Top 5 Course Choices 2025

1. Business
2. Nursing
3. Engineering
4. Management
5. Criminology