Applying to TWGSB6

In order to ensure all students have a chance to be successful we insist on a minimum level of performance at GCSE. You should obtain at least 48 points from your best eight GCSE grades and a minimum of a Grade 5 in English Language and Mathematics where these subjects are not a requirement for a particular subject course. As a selective school, we would hope that our students would achieve nothing less than a Grade 5 in any remaining GCSEs. Students wishing to study Mathematics at A Level must have a minimum of Grade 7 at GCSE and a Grade 8 for Further Maths. For other subjects at least a Grade 6 is required in the subject the student wishes to study at A Level or in a closely related subject for those subjects that are new to the curriculum in the Sixth Form. See the course pages in the Sixth Form Prospectus for the requirements for specific subjects offered at A Level.

Timeline for September 2026 Entry

Thursday 13th November 2025	Sixth Form Open Evening A copy of the presentation will be available here after the event.
Thursday 13th November 2025	Straw poll opens (for internal students only) Internal students ONLY are asked to complete the school's online straw poll to express an interest in the subjects they would like to study in the Sixth Form. The school will then use this information to build the option blocks, so it is important that they make informed choices at this stage.
Friday 21st November 2025	Deadline for straw poll (internal students only)
Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th December 2025	TWGSB Year 11 Parents' Evening (internal)
Friday 12th December 2025	Sixth Form Applications Open ALL applications to be made online directly to TWGSB using this link when it is live: APPLY HERE Current Year 11 TWGSB students will receive an email with all their login details and then simply need to select their A Level choices. External applicants will need to create a new application, then complete a series of sections to provide us with the relevant information. During their online application students are asked to choose three A Levels (or four, if selecting Further Maths and Maths as two of their A Level options) from the subjects listed below. Please note that each subject must come from a different column as the columns reflect the timetable that has already been put in place. NOTE: We do not accept applications through KentChoices. Please do NOT apply through KentChoices – applications must be made via the TWGSB online link above.
Friday 30th January 2026	Deadline for Sixth Form Applications
Thursday 20th August 2026	GCSE Results Day

If you are an external applicant, upon receipt of your application form, contact will be made with your school to request predicted examination grades.

Our oversubscription criteria (see page 21 of the KCC Admissions Arrangements document linked below) will be applied to external students who are predicted to achieve our baseline entry criteria and places will be allocated based upon their stated subject choices.

Applications received after the deadline date will not be considered for the initial round of offers. However, applications received after this date will be kept and should places open up after the GCSE results, additional offers may be made.

Full details of the Sixth Form curriculum can be found on the relevant subject pages HERE.

Sixth Form Prospectus

KCC Admissions Arrangements for 2025/26