Best University Advice
and Careers Guidance in the UK

Westonbirt offers some of the best university advice and careers guidance to be found in a UK school.

Westonbirt School has “Investor in Careers” status, an award given in the UK only to those schools who offer the very best university and careers advice and guidance. Careers advice starts from Year 7 upwards, and by the time you leave Westonbirt, you will be well equipped to make the most of all future educational and career opportunities.  We also run extensive programmes on Lifeskills and Key Skills.

University Entrance
We will help you find the university course that best matches your ambitions and potential and provide practical help with the application process, including mock interviews with experienced professionals. Most of our pupils go on to a British university for their degree studies, but if you decide that it is not for you, we will advise you on other opportunities.

Some of the top British universities to which recent leavers have gained entry are:
Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Courtauld Institute, Durham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Imperial College London, King’s College London, London School of Economics, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Oxford Brookes, Royal Agricultural College, St Andrews, University College; London, Warwick.

Some of the most popular degree courses they have chosen are:
Accounting & Finance, Anthropology, Architecture, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Studies , Classics, Education, Engineering, English Literature, Fine Art, French, Geography, History, History of Art, Information Systems, Law, Management, Mathematics, Medicine, Modern, Languages, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Town Planning, Veterinary Science, Zoo.

Full details of this year's careers and university advice programme may be found in the Parents' Area of this site.