University destinations
98% of our school-leavers go on to university, the vast majority to their first choice.
In 2005, 17% of our students went on the study medicine, dentistry and allied subjects, the most popular subject area by far. Large numbers also study biological and physical sciences, English, languages and social studies.
Top twenty H.E. Destinations 2005
showing percentage of GDST students taking up a place
| 1. Leeds | 7.0% |
| 2. Birmingham | 5.4% |
| 3. Nottingham | 5.1% |
| 4. Cambridge | 4.5% |
| 5. Manchester | 4.5% |
| 6. UCL | 4.3% |
| 7. Durham | 4.1% |
| 8. Edinburgh | 3.6% |
| 9. Oxford | 3.4% |
| 10. King's College | 3.3% |
| 11. Bristol | 3.2% |
| 12. Sheffield | 2.5% |
| 13. Cardiff | 2.4% |
| 14. Liverpool | 2.2% |
| 15. Imperial | 2.0% |
| 16. Southampton | 1.8% |
| 17. Sussex | 1.6% |
| 18. Exeter | 1.3% |