Hey, often it depends on your postcode. My insurance used to be £800, then I moved and stupidly didn't check the insurance and when i changed my address it went up by 3 grand! Also it depends on the type of car/size of engine.
I wouldn't bother with "fronting". It often makes it cheaper when you put your parents as the main driver and you just as an additional driver, however, if you plan on living away from home in uni and have a crash in that city, the insurance companies will start asking questions and it can just get messy. I know a few people that have been caught out fronting and been totally screwed over. Plus that way you can't normally get your own no claims bonus.
However, it is often cheaper to just put someone else as an extra driver, even if your the main driver, it could make the insurance go down a bit.
There are also some insurers that cover you pretty cheaply so long as you don't drive between 11pm and 6am or something, if that might be an option for you.