A Levels 2018: Leavers celebrate places on prestigious university courses

The breadth of talent and ability within our student body has once again been reflected by the diversity of university courses chosen by our leavers for the next stage of their studies. 

In addition to the eight Oxbridge candidates successfully securing their places this year, students have been accepted on to some of the most competitive courses in the country. 

Headmaster Mr Hartley said, ‘I am truly amazed at the diversity of the university courses they have chosen, some of them the most competitive in the country, and I wish them the very best of luck as they all head off to universities.’

• Fantastic musician Wiliam Jones, who has been a key member of many of the music groups at King’s, has won a place on the illustrious Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) degree course at the University of Surrey. The course is unique in the UK, blending rigorous musical study, advanced investigation of audio engineering and mastery of sound-recording operation and practice. The programme enjoys superb links to, and reputation within, the music industry.

• Eight students have secured places to study medicine, dentistry and veterinary science: Will Ashton will study dentistry at Newcastle University, Amy Russon will studying veterinary science at the University of Liverpool and Isabel Beardwood takes up a place for veterinary science at the University of Nottingham. Five leavers are off to study medicine: Anna Jones and Emily Cresswell at the University of Oxford, Emily Cartwright and Matthew Drew take up places at the University of Liverpool and Samir Patel at Newcastle University.

• Tom Ramsbottom and Oliver Kidd are following in the footsteps of former pupil Martin Lewis, to study Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE)

• Six students are off to study history: Sophie Cliff at the University of Cambridge, Sam Barnes (2017) and Alex Guanaria at University College London (UCL), Olivia Wade-Jones at Edinburgh, Will Cotgrove at The University of York and Rob Clark at the University of Bristol.

• We have several students going to study engineering, including Amelia Standing at the University of Oxford and Sebastian Yelesen will study Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Bath.

• Three students are following OKS and former diplomat John Everard and Cabinet member, Matt Hancock, to study politics and/or international relations: They are Rob Batson (University of York), Millie Medland to (University of Exeter) and Jake Kitchen (2017, Newcastle University)

• In addition to Wiliam Jones, Rebecca Perkins (University of Nottingham) and James Meakin (University of Birmingham) will also study music

• Three leavers are going to study languages including Rhiannon Jackson (University of Oxford for English and Spanish) and Chloe Cowan (2017, Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University).

• Other diversity choices include:

• Izzie Howell – Liberal Arts at Durham University
• Amber Disley – Forensic Science at De Montfort University
• Jack Sackett – Theology at The University of Edinburgh
• Sadie Nathan -Arts foundation course at Manchester Metropolitan (MMU)
• Abi Fisher – Drama at Queen Mary University of London
• Bethany Shaheir – Philosophy at University College London
• Patrick Timpson – Hotel Management in Lausanne, Switzerland