Cranford Review 2021

Cranford’s
continued
success
with
Oxbridge,
Medicine
and
Dentistry
offers
Despite challenges due to the
pandemic this year, it has
been another successful
year for Cranford Community
College’s Year 13 pupils and their
UCAS Applications to university.
This year, we have had an
overwhelmingly large number of
students that have chosen the route
of university as their next stage in
education. We are extremely pleased that our year 13 pupils have
received offers from their desired universities including a large
number of pupils receiving offers from a range of Russell Group
universities such as:
University of Birmingham - University of Exeter - London
School of Economics & Political Science - University of Sheffield
- University of Bristol - University of Glasgow - University
of Manchester - University of Southampton - University of
Cambridge - Imperial College London - Newcastle University
- University College London - Cardiff University - King’s
College London - University of Nottingham - University of
Warwick - Durham University - University of Leeds - Queen
Mary, University of London - University of York.
The year 13 pupils received a range of support and guidance from
their extremely knowledgeable academic tutors. Pupils valued how
their academic tutors guided them through deciding their next path
via university without bias. The support also included up to date
discussions on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on future
careers. The consistently strong support and guidance combined
with high expectations of year 13 pupils from all the staff pushed
the sixth form pupils to aim high and aspire to obtain places at the
top universities in the UK.
Cranford Community College has also been implementing its
Early Entry UCAS programme aimed at promoting aspirations and
access for students to apply to Oxford and Cambridge universities
along with students applying for Medicine and Dentistry. This
programme has been delivered by the school since 2017 and has
been extremely successful. Examples of events and opportunities
that the programme offers includes:
• Promoting and supporting applications and visits to university
summer schools, masterclasses and lectures.
• Delivering workshops to support pupil applications to Oxbridge,
Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Sciences.
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• Guest Speakers from Oxford and
Cambridge universities giving lectures
to students on site.
• Supporting with interview skills with
interview coaching.
• Follow up mentoring and support after
students receive their offers.
• Support and guidance with university
admissions tests such as the BMAT,
UKCAT and LNAT.
As with every year, since the start of
this programme, we had a substantial
proportion of the year 13 cohort
applying for Early Entry UCAS courses.
However, due to challenges with the
pandemic, our programme was adapted
to give our students the best chances of
gaining these prestigious places. This
academic year, each year 13 Early Entry
candidate was paired up with a member
of the senior leadership team as a mentor
to support them through building the
perfect personal statement and guide
them with the future focus choices that
they make. In addition to this, medical
students were supported to gain virtual
medical placements and professional
courses. Collaboration between the
Sixth Form Leadership team and subject
teachers optimised the effectiveness of
experiences in mock interviews, which
were completed virtually this year.
Since the inception of the Early Entry
UCAS programme, our year 13 students
have received offers from Oxford,
Cambridge, Medicine, Dentistry and
Veterinary Sciences consistently every
year. This year was no exception and we
have received a record number of offers.
On the next page is a list of students
that have received offers from the above
categories:
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