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Admission into Sixth Form
Most students transfer directly from our Year 11 into Sixth Form. Additionally, we provide places for students from other schools.
The Sixth Form is the bridge to your future and the gateway to the rest of your life. We are proud to have a thriving and lively Sixth Form at GGS offering a wide range of subjects and enrichment opportunities. We are delighted with the exam success our students achieve and the fine, young men and women who leave us at the end of Year 13, ready and prepared to face the challenges of life beyond school.
Being in the Sixth Form at GGS is challenging but it should also be seen as an opportunity. In an increasingly competitive world, our students leave this school with the ability to stand out from the crowd.
The academic condition for entry into Sixth Form is a minimum of 2 x Level 5 grades and 4 x Level 6 grades at GCSE. This must include a minimum of a grade 5 in English and Maths. Double Science counts as two subjects, as does English Language and Literature. Please be aware that subjects also have individual recommendations/requirements (see subject information). Students who wish to take 4 A Levels are required to have achieved an average of a Level 7 from their best 8 GCSEs. For students already in this school, teaching staff are available to give advice on the nature and implications of their particular subject.
We operate an extensive guidance programme, with staff who are best equipped to offer advice on subject choice.
You will be encouraged to take time over this process, and to talk with the appropriate staff as often as necessary. Do not be afraid to talk your ideas out; it is better to take time now and make the right decision, rather than to rush into the wrong courses. You will make your application to GGS through our internal systems.
Applications from students from other schools are welcomed – our Sixth Form is mixed gender and the students that join us make a great contribution during their time in the school. We hope you can join us at our Sixth Form Information Evening in January where our expert subject leaders will share what it means to study for an A level in their subject.
Applying for the Sixth form
Important dates:
Sixth Form Information Evening for all students and parents interested in joining the Sixth Form will be on Thursday 16th January 2025.
Applications for external students will open on Friday 17th January 2025.
Application for internal students will open on Wednesday 12th February 2025 (after year 11 parents consultation and trial exam grades).
The application deadline for all students, internal and external, is Friday 14th February 2025.
For appeals information, please go to the Appeals section of the website.
Please note we will be updating our subject prospectus for 2025 in the coming weeks to include French and German as well as updated subject blocks, in the meantime, most of the information (other than the subject blocks) remains the same as last year's prospectus which is linked below.