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Foundation Year

The Cambridge Foundation Year is a unique course intended to provide a stepping stone to Cambridge for students who have been prevented from realising their potential due to educational disadvantage or disruption.​

The course is a free and fully-funded programme offering study in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. It is only available as a full-time, one-year residential programme, and it is only open to those ordinarily resident in the UK. Prospective Applicants must meet strict eligibility criteria as well as academic entry requirements.

                                                 

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Class of 2024-25 End of Year Celebration

31 July 2025

Foundation Year students from 2024-25 celebrated completing their final examination and the end of their studies at an end-of-year celebration on 18 June 2025. We were generously hosted by Kettle's Yard and enjoyed the cool and relaxed gallery space as well as the outdoor garden spaces. Family, friends and supporters were...