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 2025 Entry

Thursday 14th November 2024	Sixth Form Open Evening. Copy of presentation HERE.
Thursday 14th November 2024	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 29th November 2024	Deadline for straw poll (internal students only)
Tuesday 10th to Thursday 12th December 2024	TWGSB Year 11 Parents' Evening (internal)
Friday 13th December 2024	Sixth Form Applications Open ALL applications to be made online directly to TWGSB using the following link: 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 31st January 2025	Deadline for Sixth Form Applications
Thursday 21st August 2025	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