Higher education support

Highlands Sixth Form is committed to ensuring that all students reach their next destinations. We want all of our students to know that they can fulfil their potential. We therefore support students in the following way:

• Two days of dedicated support with external speakers from higher education providers.

• Visits to higher education fairs. 

• Access to a dedicated career advisor who is based in the sixth form area.

• Specialised team of tutors who have experience of supporting students writing applications and personal statements.

• PSHE curriculum to support higher education routes.

• Access to Unifrog - universal destinations platform.

• Year 12 work experience led by our award-winning careers department (awarded by Future TalentEd).

As a result of the above support in 2025/26:

• 72% of students achieved their first choice university destination.

• 35% of students who went to uni went to a Russell Group university.

• 40% of non disadvantaged students going to Russell Group universities.

• 31% of disadvantaged students going to Russell Group universities.

• Our 2026 exam results place Highlands School & Sixth Form in the top 25% of schools and colleges for value-added progress. 

Oxbridge and medicine destinations in the past six years:

• 2020 - Geography, University of Oxford.

• 2021 - Physics, University of Oxford.

• 2021 - History and Politics, University of Cambridge.

• 2022 - French, University of Oxford.

• 2023 - Philosophy, Politics and Ethics, University of Oxford.

• 2024 - Medicine, King's College London.

• 2024 - Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Central Lancashire.

• 2024 - Medicine, University College London.

• 2024 - Medicine, University of Nottingham.

• 2025 - Law, University of Cambridge

• 2026 - Law, University of Cambridge