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‘Feel the Glow’ Winter Concert
On the 20th of November 2024, the main hall was lit up for the annual winter concert at Abbey College Cambridge. There was a great variety of performers, from a ukelele group to a choir. Weeks of preparation had led up to an exciting evening of music to be enjoyed by all. Brightly coloured…
Abbey College Cambridge Celebrates 2024 GCSE Results
Abbey College Cambridge’s younger students are celebrating a fantastic set of GCSE results in 2024. This year 91% of GCSEs taken by Abbey College Cambridge students achieved a ‘good pass’ grade of 4 or above. Nearly two thirds of GCSEs taken (64%) achieved ‘top grades’ of between 9 and 7 (A**-A). Whilst almost a quarter…
International Foundation Programme Results 2024
Our first set of 2024 results is in, and once again our International Foundation Programme students have excelled! The average score achieved across all four of Abbey College Cambridge Foundation pathways was an impressive 67%, with individual pathway averages of 71% for our Engineering pathway, 69% for our Medicine and Science pathways, and 64% for…
Abbey Cambridge Community Raises Funds for East Anglian Air Ambulance
The college has come together in a remarkable effort to raise funds for the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), accumulating a grand total of over £2,500 through two distinct enrichment programmes: the Charity Club Enrichment and the Young Enterprise Enrichment. With further plans in place to aim to surpass the current total by the end…
Celebrating Year 13 Graduation at Abbey Cambridge
On Friday 10th May, the whole college community came together to reflect and celebrate the achievements of our Year 13 leavers in a graduation ceremony held in The Great Hall at Homerton College, University of Cambridge. After the ceremony, students, family and staff enjoyed a reception at Abbey College Cambridge. Many congratulations to our award…
Alumni Interview: Doris from China
Doris graduated from her A-Level studies at Abbey College Cambridge in 2018. She moved on to the University of Warwick for her undergraduate studies in Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics, and Economics (MORSE). After Warwick, Doris moved to the United States of America to complete a Masters Degree in Biostatistics at New York University (NYU) and…
Cambridge Chemistry Challenge Success
At Abbey Cambridge we provide opportunities for students to stretch themselves and take the knowledge they have learnt in the classroom and apply it to different situations. One way we do this is via Olympiad and Challenge competitions. Towards the end of the last academic year we had 22 year 12 students (and one year…
Wellbeing Ambassadors 2022
We are fortunate to have 12 Wellbeing Ambassadors this year who will be supporting with presentations, PSHEE, assemblies and drop-in sessions. These young people all showed an interest in supporting their fellow students/friends with difficulties such as low mood, dealing with quarantine, homesickness, friendship issues, workload, and often students find it easier to speak with…
Esteemed Principal Co-Authors Landmark Book on UK Education
Dr Julian Davies PhD, Principal of Abbey College Cambridge, and Dr Martin Stephen, former High Master of St Paul’s School, have drawn on their substantial experience in welcoming international students to highly acclaimed Abbey College Cambridge and St Paul’s School, to co-write ‘An Overseas Parent’s Guide to UK Education.’ Both authors have in excess of…
Alumni Reunion November 2021
On Saturday 20th November, we were delighted to welcome over 80 Abbey College Cambridge Alumni to the University Arms Hotel, Cambridge for our annual Alumni dinner. Due to Covid-19, last year’s event was cancelled, so this was our first alumni gathering for 2 years and it was lovely to see so many students from the…
