All those who leave UCS after A-Level will normally move on to University, Art, Music or Drama College, and around 40 % choose to take a ‘gap’ year before beginning their degree courses. The charts below give a breakdown of Universities attended and courses studied. This is a broadly typical picture.
University Destinations of 2010 A Level Leavers
(61% proceeded to university in 2010, 39% took a ‘gap’ year and start their courses in 2011)
|
Other Universities and Colleges |
64% |
|
Other London Universities |
7% |
|
UCL |
7% |
|
Oxbridge |
16% |
|
USA |
2% |
|
Other destinations(Drama/Art Colleges) |
4% |
Other London Universities include – KCL, LSE and QMUL (2% each) and Imperial (1%)
Other universities include – Nottingham (13%); Bristol (12%); Manchester (8%); Leeds (6%); Sussex (5%); Birmingham (4%); York (3%); Durham, Edinburgh and Southampton (2% each); with 7% going elsewhere.
Degrees studied by 2010 A Level Leavers
|
Social Sciences |
32% |
|
Humanities |
16% |
|
Languages and Literature |
19% |
|
Maths, Engineering and Computing |
12% |
|
Medicine and Dentistry |
7% |
|
Other Natural Sciences |
8% |
|
Creative |
6% |
‘Social Sciences’ includes Economics, Management, Geography, Politics, Business, Philosophy and related subjects.
'Humanities' includes History, American Studies, International relations and related subjects
‘Creative’ includes Art, Music, Architecture, Design, Drama, and related subjects.
‘Other Natural sciences’ includes Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Biology and related subjects.
‘Languages and Literature’ includes English, Modern Languages, Classics and related subjects.