Sarah · Surrey
Single parent, son in Y11 at a state grammar, looking for a boarding sixth form within 1 hour of Guildford that has a strong Maths cohort heading to Cambridge.
Son scored 9s in Maths/Further Maths/Physics mocks. The grammar's sixth form is academic but small — only 3-4 Cambridge offers per year. Sarah wants a school with a deeper Cambridge feeder pattern and the social environment of full boarding.
Find boarding sixth forms within 60 minutes commute of GU2 5XB postcode that have published destination data showing Cambridge as a top destination (5+ offers per year for 2 of last 3 years).
How the platform was used, step by step.
- 11. Geographic radius
Map → postcode GU2 5XB, radius 40 km, school_type=Independent, has_sixth_form=true. Returns 23 candidates.
- 22. Boarding-only filter
Schools list → boarding_type=Boarding within the same region — drops Day-only schools, leaves 14 boarding options.
- 33. Pathways focus on Cambridge
Pathways → set focus to each candidate, filter min_count=5. Charterhouse shows 11 Cambridge flows (2024 cohort). Wellington shows 9. Marlborough shows 7.
- 44. Compare fees + Sixth Form size
Charterhouse boarding: £56.4k. Wellington: £62.3k. Marlborough: £61.8k. Charterhouse Sixth Form is also smallest (~150 boarders), giving more 1:1 academic time.
Charterhouse leads on cost + Cambridge feeder strength. Wellington is the diversification pick. Sarah arranged 11+ visits for both, plus an open day at Marlborough as a stretch option. PDF report shared with grandparents who help fund.
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Boarding fees 2025-26 inc. VAT, verified from each school's fees page in April 2026. · Persona is illustrative; circumstances synthesised from MVP user-research patterns.