Cardiff Sixth Form College has been the top academic school in the UK over the past 13 years. In 2025, 94% of students gained all A*-A grades and 99.6% A*-B. 81% of students went on to the QS top universities worldwide, and 56% to the Russell Group.
Key subject choices include medicine, engineering, law, natural sciences, computer science, architecture, business, and economics, with 33% of students going on to the top G5 universities in the UK.
The original school is situated in the middle of Cardiff, the lively capital city of Wales. The college also opened a second STEM A Level campus in the stunning university city of Cambridge. Here, students undertake a super-curricular programme called The Cambridge Edge, using Cambridge University and the businesses in Cambridge to give students the edge when applying to university.
Students can join Cardiff Sixth Form College for two- or one-year GCSE courses (aged 14 or 15) or A Levels (aged 16–17). Students reside in top-quality boarding houses and enjoy single, en-suite bedrooms with shared medical centres, practice rooms, and common rooms.
A full super-curricular programme of careers, work placement (both internationally and in the UK), skills development, online courses, critical thinking, and research projects supplements the excellent academic programme. All students at Cardiff are ambitious and aim for top universities, so the college excels in giving students the edge. There is a year-long, one-to-one university preparation programme to help students navigate the UCAS system, understand course differences, receive guidance on interviews and personal statements, and prepare for top university admissions tests, along with visits from external speakers and university admissions advisors.
There is also a full range of extra-curricular activities including sports, music, drama, Duke of Edinburgh, debating, MUN, Young Enterprise Scheme, and the NASA Space Settlement Design Competition, as well as many other clubs. Whole-school events take place four times a year, including Sports Day, Cultural Event, Talent Show, and the GLEE theatre production, alongside House activities and weekend social events to celebrate key times of the year.
£72,000
UK
375 students
Co-ed
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