Overview

The school has a dedicated Sixth Form Centre and students can choose from a broad curriculum. Students in the Sixth Form can expect to continue their studies as part of a friendly, purposeful and ambitious community. We are passionate about achieving exam success along with producing adults who are, in line with our student profile: compassionate, aware, wise, conscientious, resilient, eloquent, faithful and prepared for their future lives.

The most recent Department for Education value added performance data shows that our students make outstanding progress with the average grade students achieve higher than the national average. Our students benefit from dedicated teachers who are subject experts, with the added advantage of being taught in small classes.

As with the rest of the school, our Sixth Form has its own dedicated Pastoral Support Coordinator who is there to ensure each individual student transitions to sixth form smoothly and to support their wellbeing over the next two years. During the year we have additional wellbeing activities from external providers including our annual retreat with STEP.

Individual tracking of academic progress is closely followed and any potential underperformance is picked up to ensure you achieve your target grades.

We place importance on ensuring that each student has the opportunity to develop new interests, get involved with the school or local community, as well as learn new skills.

We offer a diverse enrichment programme, including activities such as the Extended A Level project (EPQ), Community Sports Leadership Award, Dragon’s Apprentice, Debate & Public Speaking as an example of a few offered. Students have the opportunity to act as mentors for younger students, as well as leadership opportunities through the Prefect System and Student Leadership Team.

The Sixth Form also benefits from an attached Chaplain, Father Fidelis. He provides spiritual guidance for students and actively participates in assisting students in their Oxbridge applications and in the Sixth Form Enrichment Programme.