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SIXTH FORM ADMISSIONS

Girls join our Sixth Form from our own Year 11 as well as from other Senior Schools. We offer high quality, personalised education where every girls is known.

Applying for Sixth Form

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We use an Admissions software called Applicaa, which is where you will need to complete a form to enquire about visiting our school and, ultimately where you apply for a place.

Make an enquiry

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We offer a range of opportunities to explore our school, including our Whole School Saturday Open Morning, ‘School in Action’ mornings, where you can see the school on a normal working day, and our Autumn A Level Choices Evening (this year on Thursday 1 October 2026), where you can experience what it is like to be a pupil here. Personal tours are also available.

Visit us

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Once you decide that our school is the one for your daughter, you need to complete the application form that you started when making your initial enquiry. A fee is payable to apply for a place, unless you are in receipt of Universal Credit. You must apply by the following date:

16+ Friday 16 October 2026

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Entry criteria
Sixth Form candidates should have at least eight GCSE passes and we expect applicant to achieve a minimum of six GCSEs at grades 9 to 6 in the summer before entry.

A minimum of a grade 6 is required for any subject to be studied at A Level. Some subjects, specifically Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths, will require a grade 7 at GCSE. Further Maths requires a grade 8 in Maths.

To study Physics or Chemistry, a grade 7 in Maths will also be required.

We will also consider equivalent international qualifications.

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Admission is on the basis of an interview with the Head or the Head of Sixth Form and a good reference (with predicted GCSE grades) from the candidate’s current school. Occasionally, we may ask a girl to sit a short test in a particular subject or subjects.

Assessments
All external candidates will be invited for a non-subject specific scholarship exam on Friday 23 November 2026.

Assessments

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We send our offers out following all assessments. Our offer date is:

16+ Tuesday 1 December 2026

 

Offers

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Places must be accepted via Applicaa, and deposits of a term’s fees paid by:

16+ Friday 11 December 2026

Acceptance deadline

Come and say hello

Our Sixth Formers are individuals with their own ambitions and stories - come and have a chat to find out more
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Ask us about occasional places in your daughter’s year.

Private tours are bookable throughout the year.

We’d love to talk to you about your daughter!

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