As a former Admissions Tutor at Cambridge University, Dr Dickers is able to provide specialist support to students who wish to apply to Oxford or Cambridge University. Students are guided on appropriate supercurricular exploration, application writing and interview preparation. Mock admissions tests and interviews help ensure that students are well-prepared to apply.

Recent Oxbridge successes include:

• Philosophy, Politics and Economics – St Anne’s College, Oxford
• Ancient and Modern History – University of Oxford
• Economics – Girton College, Cambridge
• Computer Science – University of Oxford
• Natural Sciences – Trinity Hall, Cambridge
• Music – Exeter College, University of Oxford

Our Director of Sixth Form, Mrs Miller, has extensive experience with supporting applicants to these courses. Students are given guidance about work experience opportunities, supercurricular reading and are also supported by staff in the Biology Department to produce their applications. As part of the wider life of the Sixth Form, applicants have a number of opportunities for academic extension activities, research projects (including CREST awards and EPQs) and volunteering.

In addition to UK universities, we are able to support students with international university applications, and have experience with the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia and the Netherlands, among many others.

In the last 10 years, Ashford School pupils have gained places at the following international institutions:

North America

• McGill University, Montréal, Canada
• University of Toronto, Canada
• University of British Columbia, Canada
• University of Victoria, Canada
• Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA
• New York University, USA
• Emory University, Georgia, USA
• Otis College of Art and Design, California, USA

Asia and Australia

• University of Hong Kong
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• University of Tokyo
• University of Melbourne, Australia
• University of Sydney, Australia

Europe

• University of Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
• Architectural Institute of Prague, Czechia
• Nemo Academy of Digital Arts, Florence, Italy
• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
• Groningen University, Netherlands
• Maastricht University, Netherlands
• University of Belgrade, Serbia
• University of Novi Sad, Serbia
• Hotel Institute of Montreux, Switzerland
• Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Ukraine

Working closely with our Art Department, we support our students to apply for a wide range of creative courses, including Architecture, Fashion and Textiles and Game Art. Each year, a number of students go on to take a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, which lays an excellent foundation for further study in art and is a requirement for many of the most competitive art-related degree courses. Our Art Department provide support and advice on applications, and help students prepare their portfolios.

In recent years, pupils have been accepted to study Architecture at universities including Bath, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Manchester and UCL, as well as the Architectural Association School.

Popular destinations for the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design include the various colleges of UAL (University of the Arts London), UCA (University for the Creative Arts), Loughborough and Kingston Universities.