Application deadline is Monday 16th December.
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:
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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:听 140 (September 2025)
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.听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听38 points听from his or her听best eight GCSE results, with at least Grade 5 in English and Grade 5 in Maths for听Advanced Level entry. A GCSE Points Score of听30 points听will be required to follow a听combined curriculum听of Vocational Courses and A Levels.听 Please see the table below to help you calculate your points score.
The GCSE Points Score is a points total which counts a student鈥檚 best 8 GCSE grades including English and Maths. Add your best 8 grades together using the points awarded on the following scale:
| Reformed Qualifications 9 to 1 | Other/vocational Level 2 qualifications |
|---|---|
| Grade 9 – 9pts | Distinction – 7pts |
| Grade 8 – 8pts | Merit – 5.5pts |
| Grade 7 – 7pts | Pass – 4pts |
| Grade 6 – 6pts | |
| Grade 5 – 5pts | |
| etc |
In the event of over-subscription, the following (in addition to the above) will apply:
1 Under the Children Act 1989, a child is legally defined as 鈥榣ooked after鈥� 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)
