Sixth Form Admissions 2025
The Sixth Form at Princethorpe offers great choice, quality teaching in small classes, a vast array of sporting, co-curricular, leadership and service opportunities coupled with excellent pastoral care and guidance, tailored to the needs of today's young adults.
Sixth Formers at Princethorpe are fortunate to have a dedicated Sixth Form Centre, featuring a Dining Room, Coffee Bar, Lecture Theatre, Common Room and a Sixth Form Resource Area and Library for their use.
The Sixth Form admissions process for 2025 will follow the same timings as in previous years. Admissions for Sixth Form are focused in the spring term following GCSE mocks, though we would encourage all prospective Sixth Formers and their parents to attend our Sixth Form Open Evening on Wednesday 16 October 2024 from 6.30pm to 9.00pm.
This is an ideal opportunity to get a feel for the breadth of Sixth Form life at Princethorpe and to meet and talk with members of staff and current Sixth Formers about A-level and BTEC subject choices.
Following the Sixth Form Open Evening external Year 11 candidates can attend a Sixth Form Taster Day, which are offered in December and January. These are informal opportunities for small groups of prospective Sixth Formers to visit the College for a selection of A-level/BTEC subject taster lessons, a Q&A session with current Sixth Formers, lunch, a tour of school and a chance to meet the Head of Sixth Form. To book a place, please follow the link here.
Princethorpe is an 11 to 18 school, and the expectation is that pupils will continue with us through to Sixth Form, providing they meet the academic requirements and embrace the College’s ethos. Princethorpe Year 11s are not required to reapply for Sixth Form, however a term’s notice in writing is required should a pupil not be intending to return.
Admission to the Sixth Form is based on satisfactory GCSE results, with the addition of an informal interview for external candidates. The minimum academic requirement for Sixth Form is six GCSEs at grades 9-5, including at least three grade 6s or equivalent. Students are normally expected to have at least a grade 6 in the subject to be studied to A-level, although specific requirements apply for some subjects please click here to see full requirements.
External candidates are required to complete a registration form along with provisional options for A-levels/BTECs. The deadline for Sixth Form registrations and Sixth Form Scholarships is Monday 20 January 2025.
Following satisfactory references from the student’s current school, the Admission Panel will meet and, if appropriate, a conditional offer will be made subject to actual GCSE grades. Confirmation of acceptance from a parent with £400 deposit is then required to secure the place. This deposit is refunded after the end of the final term which the pupil spends at Princethorpe.
Sixth Form offers and Scholarship offers, along with confirmation of subject choices will be sent out week commencing Monday 31 March with an acceptance deadline of Wednesday 30 April 2025. This is also the deadline for Princethorpe Year 11 pupils to notify us by if they do not plan to return for Sixth Form to meet our Terms and Conditions.
A range of Sixth Form scholarships are available, from Academic to Art, Drama, Music (including Organ) and Sports Scholarships, click here to visit the relevant page on our website.
Once actual GCSE grades have been advised to the Registrar by telephone in August, a confirmed offer will be made.
Click here to download our current Sixth Form Admissions 2024 Information Booklet. The Sixth Form Admissions 2025 Information Booklet will be published in September.
