Sixth Form Admissions

Admissions are open to join King’s Worcester Sixth Form for two very important years of your life.

With some of the highest A-level results in Worcester, top university places awarded to over 80% of our pupils, an outstanding Careers department and our extensive co-curricular programme, admission to King’s Worcester Sixth Form will give you the opportunity to grow, mature, achieve and be prepared for the next steps you chose to take in higher education, training or work.

In addition to pupils moving into Sixth Form from King’s Year 11, over 30 others join our King’s Family each year from both maintained and independent schools. Induction activities and social events ensure that everyone who joins us settles in quickly, and your dedicated house and form tutor will be on hand to help and advise every step of the way. As our Sixth Form applicants all have different skills, interests and ambitions, our Sixth Form entrance is more individual than at other entry points to the school.

Joining Sixth Form at King’s

We look forward to welcoming you on a Private Tour or at one of our Open Events.

After your visit, if you would like to apply, you would firstly formally register with us via our online Admissions Portal.  All applicants complete a personal statement so that we can find out more about you and a reference is requested from your current school.  If applicable, you may wish to apply for one of our scholarships.

Offers, conditional on GCSE results (see below), will be made on receipt of your application and a satisfactory reference from your current school.

If an Academic Scholarship has been applied for, we would invite you in to undertake a cognitive abilities test (CAT test).  This test is taken here at King’s on a digital platform and will take just over an hour to complete.

For Sports Scholarship consideration, an application would be completed, sporting references collected, and you would be invited in by the Foundation Director of Sport to train with your peers at the school in your main sport.

Those interested in Art and Performing Art awards would be asked to show a portfolio of their work and be invited in by our drama or art departments to discuss their work.

Potential music scholars will be invited in for audition by the Director of Music.

GCSE admission requirements

To qualify for entry to the Sixth Form, the minimum requirement for external candidates is usually six passes at least at grade 6 and a further two passes at grade 4 at GCSE.

We would expect most of our Sixth Form applicants to comfortably exceed this. Ideally, candidates should expect to achieve a grade 7 or higher in any subject that is to be taken at A-level if these subjects have been taken at GCSE, but a 6 will usually be accepted. Offers will be made based on predicted grades.

Opportunities to spend time at King’s Sixth Form

We host a range of  Sixth Form events during the school year so that prospective Sixth Form students can spend some time in the school.  Depending on the time of the academic year you apply, you will be invited in to an event to see the sixth form in action.  In addition to a student led tour you will spend time with some of our inspirational teachers and most importantly, the opportunity to meet other prospective students and current Sixth Formers, together with spending time in Sixth Form lessons.

Our Taster/Offer Holder Days are as follows:-

• Thursday 5th December
• Thursday 9th December
• Thursday 6th February
• Thursday 13th March

Key Dates for September 2025 Admission

We welcome private tours at anytime throughout the year, however you are also invited to join us at anyone of our Open event throughout the year.

• Private Tour Week: Monday 20th January – Friday 24th January 2024
• Open Morning: Saturday 7th June 2025 (Senior & Sixth Form)

Register

Once you have visited King’s Worcester, either on an Open Morning or a normal working day, and you have decided that you would like your son or daughter to be considered for a place, the first step is to complete a registration form via our online application portal.

For more information

We provide entrance testing information to all candidates as part of our admissions process. However, if you have any specific questions we would be more than happy to answer them. Please get in touch with our Registrar Anna Spencer on 01905 721742 for more information.

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