Layla Barwell
Layla, a student at Dartford Grammar school, was given these analytics to gain a successful place to study history at Cambridge University in 2020.
Bespoke 1:1
Application Support
Our personalised, 1:1 approach will enable you to create an application that truly reflects your uniqueness and demonstrates the independent thinking skills that Oxford and Cambridge are looking for.
Knowledge Building
Top universities expect students to be able to demonstrate knowledge of their subject far beyond what they have learned in school.
Our tutors will help you develop this through a world-class course covering important texts, ideas, and problems in your subject, allowing you to stand out from the crowd with a level of knowledge that would rival most undergraduates!
Personal Statement
Our tutors will help you select and develop complex and thought-provoking topics for your personal statement. This will ensure that you demonstrate the necessary knowledge of your subject, but also crucial skills such as analysis, critical thinking, and the development of original ideas.
We will help you produce multiple drafts, offering you sentence-level critiques and suggestions, thus helping you refine your ideas to an exceptional standard.
Admissions Tests
Admissions tests for Oxford, Imperial and the Medical schools are designed to be difficult. We will help you master the techniques, skills and practices you need to achieve a high score.
On average, students improve their scores by 21% through our training, significantly increasing their chances of being invited to interview and, ultimately, being made an offer.
Interviews
Through our interview skills training, you will gain unique insights into how Oxbridge assesses interviews, as well as tips on body language, thinking skills, verbal communication and mental models for answering different types of questions.
Mock-interviews will give you the opportunity to put this advice into practice, developing and honing the skills needed to maximise your chances of success.
How do we use data?
Oxbridge, Imperial and Medical school applications are very difficult to navigate; a lot of students rely too heavily on the less-informed “intuitions” of those advising them. At Leading Education, we spend an extraordinary amount of time sourcing and analysing data on every facet of an application to give our students the edge and ensure the precision of our advice is razor-sharp. Here are just some of the examples of how we use data:
Using information about her academic profile, we calculated which subject choice had the greatest likelihood of success for her Oxbridge application.
Based on the data from the 1000+ students we have helped, we showed Layla the correlation between the number of books she was reading and her likelihood of gaining an offer.
To ensure that she was on track, we charted Layla's admissions test scores over time and showed her how her progress compared to past offer-holders.
Cross-referencing admissions statistics and demographic information from FOI requests, we provided data analytics on how her choice of college would affect her likelihood of success.
Highly personalized, evidence-based support
At Leading Education, we like to treat university applications as both an art and a science.
The “artists” are our Senior Consultants, who have overseen thousands of applications over many years, and who have developed the crucial and subtle skill of finding and bringing out the unique strengths and distinguishing interests of a candidate, and using that as the basis to strategically build an exceptional application.
As well as the art, our advice is underpinned by science: a staggering amount of ongoing data-driven research into the world of admissions at UK universities. Taking into account multiple variables over many years, we crunch the numbers and help you make the key decisions – both big and small – that will statistically increase your chances of success.
1,600+
students helped so far.
since our inception in 2017.
Unrivalled Application Support
So much more than just tuition - every form of support that we provide has been carefully designed to maximise your chances of success!
Comprehensive Materials
From reading lists to exemplar personal statements and admissions test practice papers; you will be provided with a wealth of resources to help build your application.
Bespoke Study Plan
A world expert will devise a tailored curriculum and self-study plan for you, informed by our experience helping thousands of students with their applications.
Progress Meetings
A Senior Consultant with years of experience will personally oversee your application and regularly meet with you to ensure you are on track for success.
Tuition Reports
After each tuition session, you will receive a tuition report with a detailed analysis of your performance and suggestions for how to improve.
Access Lecture Series 2022
We recognise that most students in UK comprehensive schools are unable to afford private admissions support from companies such as ours. Therefore, we are giving students from non-fee-paying backgrounds the option to take advantage of our services without cost.
The format of the year’s Oxbridge Access Programme will be different to that which has been offered in previous years, where students received a more selective, personalised programme and were required to tutor other students in future years if they were successful. This year, we will be providing a 4-part lecture series free of charge with no expectation of anything in return. Next year, we intend to return to the model that we ran in the past.
All Year 12 students that apply will be admitted. To register please follow the link below:
Our Tutors
Unlike other companies, 90% of our tutors have already graduated from Cambridge or Oxford, providing an unparalleled level of knowledge and experience.
Tommy Pullan
Mathematics
Christ Church College, Oxford
Robert Anderson
Economics and Management
Worcester College, Oxford
Michael Milad
Medical Sciences
Green Templeton , Oxford
Tom Daly
Engineering
Clare College, Cambridge
Priya Saddaj
Anthropology
St. Cross College, Oxford
Juliette Perry
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Somerville College, Oxford
Soraya George
Land Economy
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
James Bradley
Engineering
Oriel College, Oxford
Success Story in Focus
Sylvia reapplied with Leading Education, having failed to get into Cambridge the first time around by herself. We devised a bespoke plan for her to target her weaknesses, focusing on NSAA Section 2 and applied Maths questions for her interview. We were delighted to hear in January 2020 that she had been accepted by Clare College for Natural Sciences!
97%
of students reported feeling more confident after taking our programmes
5
Out of top 10 UK schools in terms of A*-A A-level results have been helped by us
59%
Of our students gain entry to Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, UCL or Imperial College
Our Results
Where We Operate
43%
China
48%
UK
9%
Rest of the World
Oxbridge Admissions Rate 2021
18%
The national average admissions rate
26%
The admissions rate for top 50 UK schools
43%
The admissions rate for Leading Education students
University Offers 2021
Oxbridge
Imperial, LSE, UCL
Top 30 universities
Recomendations
of students would recommend us to a friend
Average Admissions Test Scores Over Time With Our Help
Book your free consultation now!
Through a free 30-minute consultation, a world-class Senior Consultant will provide an honest and detailed assessement, advise you on how to prepare for your application and provide you with a tailored study plan.
Jennifer Caisley
Former lecturer and admissions interviewer at Cambridge University.
