Year 12 Visit Days
What is it?
Our year 12 Visit Days are a chance for prospective students to visit Fitzwilliam College, meet some current students, and take part in workshops delivered by Fitzwilliam staff. These workshops will provide information about Cambridge and the application process, as well as offer the opportunity to develop key skills needed for a good application.
A sample itinerary can be found below:
Who is it for?
Year 12 Visit Days are for students attending state-maintained schools who are in their penultimate year of secondary education.
We will give priority to those students/schools that are in our "Link Areas" - these are:
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Cheshire
- Cumbria
Students wishing to join us for the Year 12 Visit Days may either apply with their school (a member of staff who will be responsible for coordinating the trip should fill out the application), or as individuals.
Schools are permitted to bring up to 15 students to any visit day. We will prioritise places for schools who are attending their first 2025/2026 visit day over those who have already attended another day during the year.
Widening Participation Criteria
In the event of over-subscription, places will be prioritised for schools who meet any of the following criteria:
- Are located in one of our Link Areas of Cheshire, Cumbria, and Hammersmith and Fulham
- Have a below-average number of students progressing to higher education, or specifically Cambridge
- Have an above-average proportion of students eligible for Free School Meals, or living in IMD Quintiles 1 and 2
- Have a below-average Progress 8 or Attainment 8 score
- Received Requires Improvement or Inadequate in the most recent Ofsted report
Similarly, places for individuals will be prioritised for students who meet any of the following criteria:
- Are care experienced
- Have been eligible for Free School Meals (at any point in the last six years)
- Are, or have been, an asylum seeker or refugee
- Have significant caring responsibilities
- Are estranged from close family members
- Live in an area of low progression to higher education (POLAR4)
- Live in an area of high deprivation (IMD)
- Attend a low-performing sixth form
- Attend/attended a low-performing GCSE school
- Are from an under-represented ethnic group, these include:
- Black African and Black Caribbean
- Pakistani and Bangladeshi
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller
- Are from any background or region of the UK which is under-represented at the University of Cambridge
- Have had any other personal circumstances that have disrupted your education