Beyond Sevenoaks
University Destinations
University results 2026
Congratulations to our students who have earned places at an outstanding range of universities for 2026 entry in another highly competitive admissions year.
Within the UK, 22 students will be heading to Oxford or Cambridge, again in line with previous years.
Places at Russell Group universities remain particularly strong, with London proving especially popular this year. Twenty-five per cent of the cohort will study in the capital, including 68 students taking up places at UCL, King’s College London, LSE or Imperial College London.
The creative arts are well represented this year, with 11 students starting art, music and drama degrees. One student has secured a competitive degree apprenticeship in Engineering, combining paid employment with university study.
International destinations remain an important part of this picture with 20 per cent of our cohort heading abroad. This year, 36 students are taking up places in the USA, a figure that remains steady compared with previous years, while a further 15 will study at universities in Europe, Asia, Canada or Australia.
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students are joining top institutions in the capital: UCL, King’s College London, LSE or Imperial College London
Our US outcomes have been particularly impressive, with students accepting places at highly selective institutions including Cornell, Georgetown, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, the University of Chicago, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, Tulane, NYU, USC, UC Berkeley, UCLA and Rice as well as Liberal Arts colleges such as Pomona, Bowdoin and Middlebury.
Beyond the US, our leavers will be attending universities across the world, including Bocconi, EPFL, TU Delft, EHL Hospitality Business School, ESCP Business School, the Universidad Europea de Andalucía, and the University of St.Gallen in Europe, McGill University in Canada and Tsinghua University in China. Two students will pursue the dual BA programme offered by Sciences Po and Columbia University, and one the dual degree between HEC and Bocconi.
This year’s university destinations represent a tremendous collective achievement. At a time when the value and purpose of higher education continue to be widely debated, we are delighted to see our students pursuing such a diverse range of courses and opportunities at outstanding institutions around the world. We congratulate them on all they have achieved and wish them every success as they embark on the next stage of their education.
University results 2025
Congratulations to our students who have secured a range of excellent university places for 2025 entry. Sevenoaks students spread their net wide during this highly competitive admissions cycle and received offers from a range of institutions around the world.
In line with previous years, 24 per cent of the entrants are going to a US or international university. Forty-eight students are heading to the US, Canada, Europe and other international destinations. The uptake of North American offers (44 students) remains strong despite changes in the American political landscape. Many students held multiple offers in the UK, US, Canada and Europe, giving many of them three or more options to choose from.
The top London colleges continue to attract a significant intake, with 58 students choosing to study at UCL, LSE, Imperial or KCL. Almost ninety per cent of those studying in the UK are attending a top London college, or Oxford or Cambridge (21 students), or another Russell Group university with other popular choices including the University of Bath and the University of St Andrews. Of our 2025 leavers taking up a place at a UK university, 88 per cent gained a place at their firm choice.
24%
went international and began their studies at top universities in the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe. The average for other ISC schools is just 7%.
Our US offers this year have been impressive, with students accepting places at highly selective institutions such as Stanford (2), Harvard (2), Columbia (3), Yale, UChicago (5), Dartmouth (2), Duke, UPenn, NYU (2), Berkeley (2) and UCLA (2). Beyond the US, our leavers are attending universities in Canada (McGill and the University of Toronto), the Netherlands (Tu Delft), France (Atelier de Sèvres), Spain (IE), Switzerland (St. Gallen), and Sweden (Lund), as well as the Trinity College Dublin and Columbia dual degree. One student has accepted a place on a highly competitive and sought-after degree apprenticeship in Software Engineering, combining lucrative paid work at Amazon with university study.
The Higher Education department aims to offer every student the best level of individually tailored support and advice. Each year we host top universities from around the world to support students with their applications.
Our university entry this year is a tremendous record of achievement. At a time when the media is full of comment about the value of a university education, we are delighted that our students continue to pursue this route. We wish all our new undergraduates every success in their higher education and future careers.
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