Sixth Form Admission

Application deadline Monday December 18th 2023.  Late applications will be considered on an individual basis.

If you wish to join the Sixth Form, please find the link to our Application form below:

Should there be any issues, please contact sixthform@sweynepark.com a member of the Sixth Form team will be in contact.

Total Intended Number to Admit:  140 (September 2023)

We have 15 places reserved for external applicants to the Sixth Form. More external applicants may be admitted until we have reached our limit of 140 students. In previous years, we have not had to turn away any external applicant who has met the entry criteria.

Admission to the Sixth Form will be subject to the following criteria:

The student must have attained the minimum GCSE Points Score of 38 points from his or her best eight GCSE results, with at least Grade 5 in English and Grade 5 in Maths for Advanced Level entry. A GCSE Points Score of 30 points will be required to follow a combined curriculum of Vocational Courses and A Levels.  Please see the table below to help you calculate your points score.

The GCSE Points Score is a points total which counts a student’s best 8 GCSE grades including English and Maths. Add your best 8 grades together using the points awarded on the following scale:

In the event of over-subscription, the following (in addition to the above) will apply:

1. Looked-after children will be given first priority¹.
2. Proximity of the child’s home to the school, on the basis of straight-line distance, with those living nearest being accorded the higher priority.
3. For the purposes of Points 1 and 2 above, the school does not distinguish between internal and external applicants.

¹ Under the Children Act 1989, a child is legally defined as ‘looked after’ by a local authority if he or she (a) gets accommodation from the local authority for a continuous period of more than 24 hours, (b) is subject to a care order (to put the child into the care of the local authority), or (c) is subject to a placement order (to put the child up for adoption). (www.gov.uk)