OM University Destinations
Our pupils are highly successful in gaining offers for their preferred universities and in securing the grades required to take up those places.
Since 2020, 55 pupils have progressed to study degrees at Oxford or Cambridge University while 36 have received offers to study in Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science.
In 2025, 84% of our leavers progressed to a Russell Group university while 10% of that cohort will matriculate from international universities in North America and Europe. Overall, 82% secured a place at their first choice university.
Class of 2025
As the Class of 2025 depart to begin their new journeys, we reflect on their remarkable achievements. This year, 82% of pupils secured a place at their first-choice university, with 84% of these offers from Russell Group institutions, encompassing all of the country’s leading universities. Marlburians will progress to Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, LSE, King’s College London, UCL, St Andrews, Bristol, Exeter, Durham, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds and many more.
Among the many individual successes, four pupils have been awarded places to study Medicine, while a further four will pursue Architecture. Notably, Sam Goodman (BH 2023-25) has secured a place at the Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL – the most competitive and highly regarded architecture course in the world. Nine pupils will enrol at London’s most competitive universities – Imperial, UCL, LSE, and King’s College London – while eight will take up places at St Andrews, and 24 at Edinburgh.
The Class of 2025 is also distinguished by its global outlook, with 24 pupils set to matriculate at leading international institutions. These include Columbia, Duke, Tufts, Northwestern (at the prestigious Bienen School of Music), Georgetown, the University of Virginia, Babson, and Syracuse. Ruby Butterfield (PR 2023-25) has been awarded a Hockey Scholarship to Wake Forest in the United States. In Europe, pupils will join Erasmus University Rotterdam, Bocconi, and IE University in Madrid.
In addition, 56% of the year group have elected to take a Gap Year, pursuing opportunities for global travel, community volunteering, internships, and personal enrichment before beginning their undergraduate studies.
On 14th August, as universities released their decisions, we witnessed these successes come to life. To support pupils at this pivotal moment, and to see their futures take shape, is one of the greatest privileges of my role as Head of Futures.
While the statistics are impressive, Results Day is never just about numbers. Instead it is profoundly personal. It is about families, futures, anticipation, and new beginnings. The day is uplifting and inspiring in equal measure, as pupils look ahead to the next exciting stage of their journey.
We are so proud of every one of our leavers. We celebrate the young men and women we have nurtured and the confident, compassionate individuals they are becoming.
These results celebrate the culmination of years of hard work, determination and ambition, and mark the beginning of exciting opportunities that lie ahead.
We wish the Class of 2025 every success as they embark on this next stage of their education and life beyond Marlborough
