The school values of Dignity and Respect are rooted at our core; we endeavour to help students settle into Sixth Form life quickly and become part of the ‘Sixth Form Family’, the big brothers and sisters of our school community.

To apply to Waddesdon Sixth Form for September 2025, please follow these steps:  

Step 1 in late November:  Read our newSixth Form Prospectus carefully.  It is updated and released each year on our Sixth Form Open Evening in late November.  Click on the image to the left to view our subject pages from page 17 onwards.

Step 2 in late November: Attend our Sixth Form Open Evening which happens in late November each year. For 2025 entry, it will take place on Thursday 28^th November, 2024.  Details are published on the school website from late September.  We  hold a subject fair from 6pm to 7pm so applicants can speak to current students and teachers.  There is then a formal presentation at 7pm, led by our Head Students, Headteacher and Head of Sixth Form.  

Step 3 in late November/early December:  Tell us which three subjects you are interested in taking in Sixth Form via an e-form.  This is available below from Sixth Form Open Evening until mid-December.  This is an initial expression of interest only.   

The following website provides useful advice and guidance about subject combinations and future careers options:  https://www.informedchoices.ac.uk/start

The initial expression of interest e-form is found here: this will be available from Sixth Form Open Evening.

We then work hard on our subject option blocks to enable as many students as possible to study their chosen combination of subjects.  

Step 4 from mid-January to mid-February:  Review our subject option blocks and complete your full e-application form.  

After we publish our subject option blocks, we then invite full e-applications from students. We ask students to select the three subjects they want to take in Sixth Form. Each of their three subjects must come from a different option block. 

Link to full e-application form:this will be available from mid-January

Subject Option Blocks: these will be published in mid-January

The deadline for the submission of the full e-application form is the first Monday after February half term.  

Step 5 from February to June:  take part in your Sixth Form Consultation in school or via telephone.  We talk to you about your interests, subject choices and what you might want to do in the future after Sixth Form.  We set up the appointments with students new to Waddesdon via email.  Conditional offer letters are posted home in early June.  

Step 6 in late June: Attend our Sixth Form Foundation Day when all applicants are invited into school to experience our unique ethos and sample Sixth Form lessons. We will explain how these days work at your consultation and provide further details in your conditional offer letter.  

Step 7 on GCSE Results Day in August and the following day: Enrol in Sixth Form if you have met our entry requirements.  

You can find our full Admissions Policy here: Apply to Waddesdon

If you have any queries about the application process, please email Mrs Long in the Sixth Form Team: 6formadmissions@waddesdonschool.com