Leavers’ Destinations

Every year, Chetham’s students progress to leading conservatoires and universities across the world, with several students each year accepting places at Oxford and Cambridge universities. Chetham’s is an ideal starting point for young people planning careers in music, but its students also develop an independence, work ethic and academic curiosity which has led to futures in law, medicine, politics, engineering, languages, science and more.

Leavers’ Destinations 2025

We will publish a list of leavers’ destinations for 2025 following the end of UCAS clearning.

Leavers’ Destinations 2024

Conservatoire
Royal Northern College of Music (14)
Royal College of Music (9)
Guildhall (2)
Birmingham Conservatoire (2)
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Trinity Laban
Eastman School of Music (USA)

University
St John’s College Cambridge
New England Conservatory of Music, Boston
Swansea University – Mechanical Engineering
Trinity College London (2)
Royal Holloway University of London
Edge Hill University – Nursing
Reading University – Quantity Surveying
St Hilda’s University Oxford

Other
Royal Marines

Leavers’ Destinations 2023

Conservatoire
Royal Northern College of Music (9)
Royal College of Music (8)
Birmingham Conservatoire (5)
Guildhall School of Music and Drama (3)
Royal Academy of Music (3)
Leeds Conservatoire (2)
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (1)
Trinity Laban (1)

University
Clare College Cambridge (1)
Kings College Cambridge (1)
Girton College Cambridge (1)
Trinity College Cambridge – Music, Computer Studies (2)
University of York (1)
City University – Finance and Accounting (1)
University of Manchester (1)
University of Durham (2)
Central School of Music and Drama – Script Writing (1)
St Hilda’s College Oxford – Mathematics (1)
Queen Mary University of London (1)
University of Warwick – Mathematics and Film Studies (2)
Swansea University (1)
University of Huddersfield (1)
University of Exeter – Sports Science (1)

6 students from the 2023 cohort are taking a gap year.
2 students from the 2023 cohort are embarking on a 7th term at Chetham’s School of Music.

Leavers’ Destinations 2022

Conservatoire
Royal College of Music (7)
Royal Northern College of Music (6)
Guildhall School of Music and Drama (5)
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (4)
Birmingham Conservatoire (3)
Royal Academy of Music (2)
Leeds Conservatoire (2)
Trinity Laban (1)
Manhattan School of Music (1)

University
King’s College London (2)
Fitzwilliam Cambridge (1)
York University (1)
City University – Music, Sound and Technology (1)
University of Manchester (1)
Southwell Minster – Organ Scholarship (1)
University of West London – Air Transport Management with Air Transport Pilot License (1)
University College London – Medicine (1)
Kings College London – Medicine (1)
University of Gloucestershire – Biomedical Science (1)
Royal Holloway, University of London – Liberal Arts (1)
Manchester Metropolitan University – Maths and Physics (1)
University of Manchester – Maths (1)
Salford University – Finance (1)
Solicitor Apprenticeship (1)

5 students from the 2022 cohort are taking a gap year.
2 students from the 2022 cohort are embarking on a 7th term at Chetham’s School of Music.

Leavers’ Destinations 2021

Conservatoire
Royal Academy of Music (13)
Royal College of Music (13)
Royal Northern College of Music (10)
Guildhall School of Music and Drama (7)
Trinity College of Music
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Birmingham Conservatoire
Royal Northern College of Music / University of Manchester- Joint course

University
Kings College London
Dundee University
Clare College, Cambridge
Lincoln College, Oxford (with choral scholarship)
Queen’s College, Oxford (with choral scholarship)
Leeds College of Music – Music production
Salford University – Music production
Hereford Cathedral – Choral scholarship
Portsmouth Cathedral – Organ scholarship
Manchester Cathedral – Organ scholarship
Bristol University – English
Durham University – French and German
Durham University – Maths
Imperial College London – Maths
Kings College London – History
Kings College London – Liberal Arts

9 students from the 2021 cohort are taking a gap year.