The sixth form curriculum is described in more detail in the sixth form choices booklet.

When a pupil moves into the Upper Sixth form he or she will normally choose three subjects to continue with at A2 level, although some pupils continue all four subjects through to A2. The combination of AS and A2 study results in the award of an A level at the end of the two year course. This means that a pupil will finish the Sixth Form with three or four A levels, and possibly one AS level.

There is also time each week allocated to career planning and preparation for university applications, where advice is received from teachers and outside speakers.

A pupil will be able to participate in the Circus programme a series of talks from outside speakers designed to provoke critical thought and challenge some easily made assumptions. Recent talks have included speakers on abortion, alcohol, hypnotism, masterpieces of the twentieth century, and weather forecasting, There are also small discussion groups (called Focus) where recent topics discussed have included whether women are more capable than men, private and state education, morality in public life, the Mary Whitehouse view of what is taboo, life choices which affect the vulnerable, whether Britain is a democracy, cults and sects, and humour. Full Upper Sixth Form discussions take place in our regular 'Any Questions' sessions.

Other Sixth Form experiences include a Leadership and Management Conference, our Biennial Arts Festival and an Industrial Conference.

In timetabled lessons, your teachers will increasingly be looking to pupils to take charge of their own studies. They will help to guide a student through the key parts of the course and they will set assignments that will develop understanding, but they will also expect the pupil to take over the principal responsibility for his  or her own learning.

Our aim is to help a pupil to prepare for independent work and study at university or in a career. We therefore expect a commitment from any boy or girl starting in the sixth form to invest time and effort in sustained and thought-provoking academic endeavour.