Admissions at 16+
ADMISSION PROCEDURES FOR 6th FORM
1. Pupils from the Upper 5th (Year 11) at St Bede’s College wishing to enter the Sixth Form must obtain 7 GCSE passes A*-C. This criterion may be relaxed at the discretion of the Headmaster if he is satisfied that a pupil of St Bede’s has done his or her best throughout the Upper 5th.
2. The Headmaster reserves the right to deny access to the Sixth Form to any pupil whose presence in the Sixth Form, in his opinion, would be inimical to the academic, behavioural or religious character of the Sixth Form and/or the College.
3. The following procedures will apply to pupils from other schools seeking places at St Bede’s Sixth Form:-
a) Following receipt of their applications interviews are held from late January onwards. The interviews are usually conducted by the Head of Sixth Form, Deputy Head of Sixth Form and the Deputy Head (Pastoral Care).
b) Applicants are required to obtain a minimum of 7 GCSE subjects A*-C with at least 3 subjects at grades B or above. If you wish to study Mathematics you will be required to have at least an A grade, and in the case of Physics, Biology, Chemistry or Music at least a B grade. The Headmaster has discretion to relax this requirement if he believes that a particular student would benefit from the education offered at St Bede’s Catholic Sixth Form.
c) The offer of a place is conditional on a successful interview at St Bede’s and (where provided) a favourable reference from the candidate’s present school.
d) It is made clear to all pupils in the Sixth Form that they must support the Catholic character of the College.
4. When offering places in the Sixth Form the Headmaster will take into account a pupil’s performance at GCSE, performance at interview and ability to pay fees.
5. All matters relating to admission to the Sixth Form are contained in the information booklet entitled St Bede’s College General Information - Entry.
6. The Headmaster’s decision in all cases will be final.
To apply - click on the links below to download the four page application form in Adobe Acrobat PDF format: