Here at Norwich School we are delighted to celebrate the talented diversity of our Upper Sixth cohort as UCAS (universities and colleges admissions service) offers begin to roll in.

It is our role as a school to support our pupils with their onward route beyond life in the Close, and in total, 177 Norwich School applications have been sent this academic year.

As is the norm at this point in the year, many universities are still making decisions on which applicants to offer places to, with courses such as medicine and dentistry tending to arrive later in the cycle. A number of pupils have also taken the non-university route and applied directly for positions of employment, apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships, but offers for these tend to come out later in the cycle. However, congratulations to Zak Jones who already has an offer of an accountancy training position from Larking Gowen and M and A Partners and to Emma Hurrell who has a firm offer of a degree apprenticeship to start at the end of August 2024. She will be employed by T. W. Gaze, based in their Wymondham office, whilst they fund her through her degree in 'Rural Enterprise and Land Management' at Harper Adams University.

Whilst we eagerly await more exciting updates from our Upper 6 cohort, here are some highlights so far:

 

Apply Plus (placements which require additional admissions tests and requirements):

Molly Olivier – Architecture at Downing College, Cambridge University

Josh Nirmal – Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience at Manchester University

Seb Doe – Computing at Imperial College London

Sophie Hough – Earth Sciences at Exeter College, Oxford University

Ella El Naggar – Common Law with French, Glasgow University

Madison Kelly – Common Law, Glasgow University

Chris Li – Law at SOAS, University of London and an offer from Hong Kong University to study a Bachelor of Arts degree

Max Nicholls – Law at Durham University and Common Law at Glasgow University

Amelia Smith – Law at UCL

Jay Ambadkar – Mathematics and Computer Science at Imperial College London, also at Bristol University and MORSE at Warwick University

Joseph Philpott – Mathematics at Warwick University

Nareen Prabhakar – Mathematics with Statistics at Bristol University and MORSE at Warwick University

Alex Walker – Mathematics at Bristol and Warwick Universities

Rosemary Zhang – Mathematics at Churchill College, Cambridge and UCL and Bristol University

Adam Chillingworth (ON) – Music with an organ scholarship at Keble College, Oxford University

Bibi Boyce (ON) – Natural Sciences at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University

 

Offers to study healthcare courses:

Nora Ostergaard – Paramedic Science at three universities

Kit Scott – Physiotherapy at four universities

Jamie Ng – Veterinary Medicine at Royal Veterinary College

Hamish Sugden (ON) – Veterinary Medicine at Nottingham University

 

Some highlights - creative courses:

Beatrix Ellerby – Architecture at UCL

Beatrice Wilson – Ceramics and Glass at University for the Creative Arts

Florence Anthoni – Costume Design for Film and Television with Professional Placement at Falmouth University

Alice Platten – Music (with principal study voice) at Guildhall School of Music

Lila-Grace Eden – Textile Design with Placement Year at Loughborough University

Matilda Hill – Technical Theatre and Stage Management at the University of Lincoln

 

Some highlights – Science courses:

Alex Brown – Biology at St. Andrews University

Esther Payne – Environmental Science at the University of Manchester

Will Aitken – Marine Biology at Exeter University

Verity Youngs – Chemistry at Edinburgh University

Daniel Windsor – Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at Bath University

Madeleine Hallam – Natural Sciences at Durham University

Jemima Gotto – Physics at Bristol University

Poppy White – Psychology at Manchester University

Luca Pantazis – Sport and Exercise Science at Nottingham University

 

Some highlights – Social Science courses:

Ralph Pye – Economics at Bath University

Evie Hayward – Geography with Study Abroad at Bristol University

Daniel Conway – History at Bristol University

Charlie Jeffs – International Relations at Kings College London

Antonia Williamson – Philosophy at St Andrews University

 

Some highlights – Language courses:

Jacob Gandy – Arabic, French and Spanish at St Andrews University

Sophie Bush – Modern Languages and Culture at Durham University

Chester Dimoglou and Joe Rutterford – English Literature and Creative Writing at Warwick University

Henry Aldous – Languages and Culture at UCL

 

Some highlights - courses different to subjects studied at school:

Nana Bekoe – Accounting and Finance with work placement at Bath University

George Webb – Agricultural Business Management at Nottingham University

Elliot Hawkings – Archaeology and Ancient Civilisations at Durham University

Sarvine Theiventhira – Civil and Structural Engineering at Sheffield University

Emily Clarke – Combined Social Sciences at Durham University

Hugo Dimoglou – Electronic Engineering with Music Technology Systems at York University

Olivia Massey – Journalism at Sheffield University

Harriet Guyton – International Tourism and Hospitality Management at five universities

Ottilie Johnson – Marketing at Lancaster University

Olivia Hill – Sports Science, Coaching and Physical Education at Loughborough University

Ethan Long – Urban Studies at University of Sheffield

 

Offers to study at universities abroad:

Sara Bertea – French Studies with History at University of London, Institute in Paris

Ben Chan – Architecture at HKU (Hong Kong University)

Alvin Tam – Bachelor of Science offer at HKU

 

There are also some exciting changes within the school’s UCAS staffing with Mr Pearce joining the advice team as Deputy Head of UCAS. Within that role he will be running the ‘Apply Plus’ programme which supports pupils applying for academic courses that require admissions tests and/or interviews on top of the usual UCAS application requirements.

Mrs Warren, Head of UCAS, has expressed thanks to all staff involved in supporting Upper Sixth pupils and ONs through this process, in particular Upper Sixth tutors, Heads of Department, Mrs Grant, Mr Croston, Mr Peters and Mrs Meader.