Missed firm but grades higher than insurance

i got AAA and missed my cambridge offer (A*AA) (getting it remarked tho since i was 1 mark off an A*) however got higher than what was needed for my insurance course at Sheffield.
Sheffield is still a good university however knowing that with my grades I could have gotten into universities such as LSE/Durham/St Andrews makes me feel like I should try to get into courses in more prestigious universities.
Since none of these are in clearing, my only option is to wait and apply for next year, however I dont know what I would do for a year except work to save money for university.

Is it worth waiting a year to try to get into a better university, or should I just keep things how they are?

I'm in a really similar situation - I got 4A so I also missed my A*AA Cambridge offer.

if my remark doesn't pull through then I'm going to take a year out and reapply. I know it's a bit dramatic but I just don't want to commit 3 years to a uni I don't want to go to.

what subject and board are you getting remarked?

Can you look through adjustment for the insurance choice?

I cant do adjustment since I can only enter it if I exceeded my firm, and I've looked through clearing but none of the universities I was thinking about were in there, so at this point I think my only option would be to apply for next year

AQA History - good luck with your remark! Its so frustrating ik. what universities are you going to apply to if you end up taking a year out?