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An incredible number of Oxbridge offers for Hills Road students

Hills Road is delighted to announce that 78 of its students have received an Oxbridge offer to study a diverse range of subjects.

Published on 10/03/2022

The College is extremely proud of its students’ achievements!

Hills Road is delighted to announce that 78 of its students have received an Oxbridge offer to study a diverse range of subjects from Music, French and Linguistics to Natural Sciences, Maths and Engineering, making this the second-highest number of Oxbridge offers ever achieved by Hills Road students.

A record number of 51 students received offers from The University of Oxford this year, with 27 students receiving offers from The University of Cambridge.

Hills Road Sixth Form College has consistently featured in the top five schools and colleges nationally with students attending Cambridge and Oxford Universities.

The College is extremely proud of its students’ achievements and this success also celebrates the support Hills students receive from the College to help them to achieve their goals. From interview preparation and question planning to mock interviews and guidance on writing the perfect personal statement, this support is provided by the College’s dedicated Careers team.

Well done to the 78 Hills students who have received offers to study at Oxbridge this year! And congratulations to all of our students who have received some great offers for their next steps. We are tremendously proud of you and all the hard work you have put in to receive an offer from your first choice destination
Bekki Clark, Head of Careers

Ben Lione: Music at the University of Cambridge

Ben has received an offer to study Music at Cambridge. He attended Comberton Village College before coming to Hills Road to study A level Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Music.

Ben started playing music when he was six, and he plays the piano and cello. He is a member of the College’s symphony orchestra, jazz orchestra and Folk Roots group. He also sings in the college choir and chamber choir.

After my degree, I’d really like to be a composer, but I’m not completely sure yet!
Ben

Jack Lione: Natural Science at the University of Cambridge

Ben’s twin brother Jack received an offer to study Natural Sciences at Cambridge. Like Ben, he also went to Comberton Village College before coming to Hills Road to study A level Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Music.

Jack started playing the piano when he was six years old, and he also plays the saxophone and is a member of the wind orchestra and college choir.

I decided to apply for natural sciences at Cambridge as you have a lot of choice as to which modules you want to take, with options like cell biology, evolution and behaviour, chemistry, maths and earth sciences
Jack

I have always enjoyed learning about the world around us, and my interest started with climate change and conservation of endangered species. During my studies at school and college, my interests have broadened to other areas of biology such as learning more about disease and the biochemistry of vital processes in the body.
Jack

Angela Ede: French and Linguistics at the University of Oxford

Angela has received an offer to study French and Linguistics at Balliol College, Oxford. Angela attended St Bede’s School before coming to Hills Road to study A level English Literature, French and Music. She has also been offered a prestigious organ scholarship!

I chose French and Linguistics at Oxford because I really enjoy studying languages, particularly French, which I take as an A level. I wanted to learn more about language itself and how and why languages develop through the study of linguistics.
Angela

When I’m at Oxford, I’ll also be one of the organ scholars at Balliol College. I’ll be playing the organ and conducting the choir for rehearsals and one evensong a week, alongside the senior organ scholar who is already there
Angela