Universities & Careers

The School holds an annual Careers Week in the spring term which enables pupils and their parents to hear from experts from many professions and organisations. Recent sessions included Law, Medicine, Finance, the Civil Service and Computer Science amongst others. Sessions involve a panel of career leaders drawn from our Alumni community, parent body and elsewhere. Pupils are also able to visit the LEH Careers Convention, and, through the Unifrog platform, can also access their virtual careers fair.

Higher Education Evening

This is held in the first week of the Lower Sixth summer term and is an opportunity for parents to find out more about the process of university application. Every pupil and their parents are offered a UCAS Parents’ Meeting where they are able to discuss university options with a member of the UCAS team, SLT, Head of Department or another senior member of staff. The Lower Sixth are also taken off-timetable for a Personal Statement morning in the second half of the summer term, where pupils are introduced the UCAS Personal Statement and given specialist subject-specific advice.

The UCAS process for university application begins in the spring term of the Lower Sixth, which is also when the Oxbridge process begins. Boys are introduced to the UCAS Hub and set up an account so that they can begin their research well before the UCAS form application opens in May. Pupils also make good use of the excellent Unifrog platform which has a number of invaluable tools to help them in the process of deciding which course to take and which universities they will apply to.

Oxbridge

Pupils interested in applying to Oxford or Cambridge are given help and advice over college choice and have dedicated time in the autumn term for preparation for any admissions tests which they may have to sit in October.

91%

leavers attending Russell Group, or equivalent, universities

Every year we have a number of pupils who choose to study abroad, most commonly in the USA and Canada, but also at European universities. Hampton employs specialist external input to support boys for entrance to American Universities, and a member of the UCAS team specialises in overseas applications.

Our Leavers move on to some of the world’s leading academic establishments to study a wide range of subjects. Nearly every Hamptonian gains a place at a Russell Group, or equivalent, university and many of our boys move on to read their chosen subject at one of the global top-10 academic institutions, including the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

IN 2024

• 91% of Leavers secured their place at a Russell Group, or equivalent, university
• 45 Hamptonians head to a global top-10 university
• 23 offers from Oxford and Cambridge

Leavers’ Destinations 2024

Alumni regularly return to Hampton to offer guidance and share their expertise. We firmly believe that ‘once a Hamptonian, always a Hamptonian’ and our Alumni & Development team retain close links with our Alumni network.

These links offer current Hamptonians opportunities for work experience and internships before they proceed to degree courses.