Sixth Form Admissions

Sixth Form Applications

THE APPLICATION FORM HAS NOW CLOSED. 

NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS OR REQUESTS FOR GRADE UPDATES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Information on how to notify us of your final grades on Results Day in August will be available here in the Summer term.

 

General Sixth Form contact details:

Queries relating specifically to Admissions and applications only - sixthformadmissions@newsteadwood.co.uk

Queries relating to course information, the Taster Days, day to day school information etc sixthform@newsteadwood.co.uk 

For current students - absence or appointment notifications should be sent by parents/carers only to sixthformattendance@newsteadwood.co.uk 

 

General Admissions Process – Year 12

Mid-November:                    Link to application form available on this page.

Mid-February:                      Application form closes.  No further applications accepted.

Mid-March:                          Conditional offers sent out by email

Late June/Early July:          Taster Days by email invitation ony

GCSE Results Day:              Enrolment Day.    

Eligibility and Entry Criteria

Entry to Year 12 is on the basis of academic ability demonstrated by achievement at GCSE. Confirmed places in Year 12 can therefore only be allocated following GCSE Results Day in August. The minimum qualification for entry into Year 12 (the entry requirements) is a minimum of 4 Grade 6s and 4 Grade 7s taken from at least 8 GCSEs completed in one sitting, and:

• Grade 7 or higher in subjects to be followed to Advanced Level (or related subjects) please see our full Course Requirements list here.
• At least a Grade 6 in English and Mathematics
• Grades at 4 or lower will not be counted

 

824 applications were received for entry in 2023.  

910 applications were received for entry in September 2024.

1,052 applications were received for entry in September 2025.

1,034 applications were received by the application deadline for entry in September 2026.

All students in the current Year 11 at Newstead Wood School who meet the entry requirements and their course requirements will automatically obtain a place.

In the event of oversubscription from external candidates places will be offered to external students who meet the entry criteria in the order set out in our Admissions Policy and subject to maximum set sizes not being exceeded in individual subjects. It is important to note that the school may not be able to offer places to all external applicants who meet the minimum entry criteria. A waiting list will be compiled and maintained until the end of September 2026.  After that date we cannot admit any further applicants to the Sixth Form.

PLEASE NOTE:

Applicants must have the legal right to be resident in the United Kingdom at the start of and for the duration of their A-Level programme. 

Full GCSEs are the only qualifications considered for Entry to Sixth Form. Qualifications taken in addition to GCSEs (e.g. Free Standing Maths; AQA Certificate in Further Maths; RS Short Course) are not taken into account for the minimum qualification criteria for entry into Year 12. 

If you have any questions regarding applying to Newstead Wood please contact sixthformadmissions@newsteadwood.co.uk