Year 13

Welcome to the Year 13 section of the

Sixth Form Page

Here you will find everything you need to know about being a Year 13 Student at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. Please use the drop down menu below to read more. We have general information, advice on UCAS & UniFrog and study support ideas.

Year 13 Information

Students in Year 13 will study 3 subjects plus an enhancement.

For automatic entry into year 13 in each subject you must:

Demonstrate a high quality consistent approach to work as evidenced through the quality of homework, wider reading, course participation and meeting coursework requirements.
Achieve within one grade of your ALPS target throughout the year in interim assessments or demonstrate good progress towards this aspiration with evidence of improving work if required.
Have an overall attendance of 90% or higher. All Students will be considered on a case by case basis and extenuating circumstances will be taken into account.

Year 13 have a busy year, applying to University or deciding, researching and applying for other routes. Over 85% of students at Queen Elizabeth’s go on to study at University with most achieving places at their first choice.

Year 13 continue to be part of the Student Board until the October half term. The Head Boy and Girl team remain in post until February of Year 13.

Year 13 students are also encouraged to widen their CV by working in the local community as volunteers. The Sixth Form enrichment programme is varied and provides a number of opportunities that students are encouraged to take part in.

Current UCAS Updates

You will find all the information you need about the current situation and how the Corona virus will affect your university applications on the UCAS website. But here is a link.

You can also sign up for UCAS updates here.

Year 13 Destinations

Please see the below table showing the destinations of our 2019 leavers as a rough guide of what our students move on to do.

University/College	Course/Destination
Apprenticeship	Kent Estate Agents
Aston University	Pharmacy
Buckinghamshire New University	Interior and Spatial Design
Canterbury Christ Church University	Psychology
Canterbury College	HND Business
Cardiff University	HND Business
Cardiff University	Economics/French (4 Years)
Cardiff University	French/History (4 Years)
City University London	Spanish
Coventry University	Sport Management (3 Students)
De Montford University	History
Durham University	General Engineering
East Anglia University	Modern Langauges (Double Honours)
Employment	3 Students
Falmouth University	Music
Gap Year	11 Students
Health and Social Care
Institute of Arts Barcelona	Dance
King's College London	Geography
King's College London	Nursing Studies (Children's Nursing)
Kingston University	Photography
Lancaster University	Physics
Liverpool John Moores University	Product Design Engineering
Loughborough University	Economics and Management
Manchester Metropolitan University	English/Politics
Middlesex University	Veterinary Nursing
Newcastle University	Financial Mathematics
Pearson College	Business Management
Queen Mary University of London	English
Queen Mary University of London	Physics
Queen Mary University of London	Science and Engineering Foundation
Queen's University Belfast	International Politics and Conflict
Royal Holloway University of London	Mathematics
St Mary's University London	Geography
UCA	Foundation Year (7 Students)
University College London	Medicine (6 Years)
University College London	Modern Langauges (4 Years)
University for the Creative Arts	Television Production
University of Bath	Biomedical Sciences (With Placement)
University of Brighton	Criminology
University of Brighton	Primary Maths Education (QTS)
University of Bristol	Biology
University of Bristol	English and Philosophy
University of Bristol	Zoology
University of Cambridge	Natural Sciences
University of Chester	Criminology and Sociology
University of Dundee	Mechanical Engineering
University of East Anglia	Culture, Literature and Politics
University of East Anglia	Psychology
University of Essex	Business Management
University of Essex	French Studies and Modern Langauges
University of Essex	Marine Biology (Including Year Abroad)
University of Gloucestershire	Education Studies
University of Greenwich	Digital Film Production
University of Kent	Accounting, Finance and Economics
University of Kent	English and American Literature and History
University of Kent	English and American Literature
University of Kent	Philosophy
University of Kent	Politics
University of Kent	Psychology and Law (4 Years)
University of Leeds	Psychology
University of Leicester	English
University of Lincoln	Psychology
University of Liverpool	Sociology
University of Manchester	Politics and International Relations
University of Nottingham	Classical Civilisation
University of Nottingham	English
University of Nottingham	Multimedia Journalism
University of Oxford	Mathematics and Philosophy (4 Years)
University of Reading	French and German
University of Sheffield	International Relations and Politics
University of Southhampton	Population and Geography
University of Surrey	Physics
University of Sussex	English Langauge and Linguistics
University of Sussex	English Langauge and Linguistics
University of Sussex	Philosophy, Politics and Economics
University of Sussex	Politics and International Relations
University of Sussex	Sociology and International Development
University of the Arts London	Fashion Journalism
University of West London	Radio Production
University of West London	Television Production
University of Winchester	English with American Literature
University of Winchester	Psychology (2 Students)