Sixth Form
Two years in the Sixth Form serve as a bridge between school and university and enable students to face the challenges of Higher Education with confidence.
Entry to the Sixth Form is conditional upon a minimum of five GCSE passes at Grade C or above.
While the pursuit of good A level grades is the core business of the Sixth Form, a sixth former will not derive the full educational benefits from their last two years at school unless they participate fully in other areas of community life.
There are endless sporting, cultural and artistic opportunities and sixth formers are encouraged to accept positions of responsibility within the School. The School and Sixth Form Councils provide a forum for pupils to play a positive role in the governance of their school, and pupils exercise responsibility as members of the Leadership Team, Prefects, House Captains, Peer Mentors and officers of School Clubs.
Excellent teaching is reinforced by structured programmes of independent study and regular assessment. Our class sizes are small which allows us to offer a high level of interactive teaching.
Personal tutors, chosen by the pupils themselves offer help and guidance with the choice of suitable courses. Sixth formers are able to choose combinations of subjects from twenty options at AS and A level. Most take four AS levels and then three or more A levels in various combinations. Full details of all the subjects and an outline of each specification are available in the Sixth-Form Course Guide.
Download our Sixth Form guide in PDF format
Our pass rates indicate the quality of our teaching standards. At A Level the recent average is 99.7% and more than 95% of our pupils go onto degree courses at Universities across the country, including Oxford and Cambridge.
A sixth-form study centre and common room encompass facilities for private study and recreation. A modern library provides an alternative study area and access to around 14,000 volumes and other research material including networked computers with Internet access. Sixth-formers are encouarged to make full use of the traditional and new electronic research facilities to help in their studies and to develop their ability to learn independently.
Café 6 is a bright, modern location exclusively for the use of sixth formers and provides the perfect place to meet up with friends.
Sixth formers have access to their own careers section within the library. A member of staff acts as the co-ordinator for UCAS applications and first class support for every aspect of applying for University, including coaching in interview techniques, is provided by personal tutors and others.
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Friday 24th & Saturday 25th September 2010
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Students Delighted With Examination Results
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