Why choose the IB?
The IB Diploma is a very well established and highly regarded international qualification and students are choosing to study for the IB rather than other qualifications such as traditional British A Levels.
- With the IB Diploma students are accepted at the best universities and colleges worldwide. The depth and breadth of the Diploma enables students to offer that bit extra, not only at higher education institutes but also within future careers.
- The structure of the course enables students to study a wide range of subjects, rather than narrowing their choices as they would in the A Level programme.
- The CAS element of the IB allows students to continue with sports or arts subjects as part of their course. Or they can try something completely new!
- As an international qualification students can follow university or career options within a global market.
- Consistently, education research and reports show that the make up of the Diploma develops a well rounded individual with challenging views.
Further Reading
Hear from our Students: Spotlight on Afterlife – Meet the Cast
The theatre classes of 2025 are preparing an exciting performance of the play Afterlife, presented by students from this year's pre-IB and IB1 groups, who have been working on the play during the Spring and Summer terms together with their teacher Sophie...
Hear from our Students: More Than Just Objects – A TOK Journey Through Oxford’s Museums
As part of our IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course, our class visited two well-known museums in Oxford: the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Pitt Rivers Museum. The aim of this visit was to explore and choose three real-world objects...
Hear from our Students: Adventure, Challenge, and Growth – The Bronze DofE at St Clare’s
The Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is a nationally recognised youth programme in the UK that helps young people develop key life skills through a mix of physical activity, volunteering, learning new skills, and an expedition. It’s open to students...
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