University is not the default — it's one of many great routes. StudYear matches you to the pathways that fit your ability, interests and your local opportunities, from Year 5 onward.
Just got your results and they’re not what you hoped?
Didn’t get the grades at GCSE or A-Level? There are no dead ends. See your real routes forward — resits, Functional Skills, college, apprenticeships, Clearing, foundation years — with the first action for each, and a personal 7-day plan.
Your subjects and grades come from your profile — add the rest to sharpen your matches.
🎓 Passports
🧭 Your best-fit pathways
Ranked by fit — Apprenticeship First™ means no route is assumed. Highest match first.
🎯 Your Year 10 route planner
Deciding what comes after GCSEs? Here's how your current grades map to every post-16 route — and exactly what keeps each door open.
📚 Choosing subjects — GCSE options & post-16
Pick subjects that play to your strengths — better grades come from subjects you're good at and enjoy, and that keeps the most routes open.
🧭 Technical pathway — academic core + a route into local jobs
From 14 you can keep English, maths & science and build real technical skills tied to the industries growing near you. Pick a sector to see every route in — apprenticeship, college, university or straight into work. No dead ends.
🎒 Skills & Experience Passport
Log the real-world experience employers value — mentoring, workplace visits, business-set projects and work experience. It builds your CV and evidences your school's careers standards.
🤖 AI & the future of work
How automation and AI could reshape each pathway — and how to stay ahead of it, from Year 5
🏢 Opportunity matches
Live labour-market lens — local, national and international