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Wrekin Senior: 16+ entry (Sixth Form)

Wrekin College offers a truly bespoke Sixth Form experience, providing support, guidance and challenging students, whilst equipping them for life beyond the classroom.

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The Sixth Form is an important and distinctive part of Wrekin. Academically, students specialise, choosing subjects, including A levels and BTECs, they enjoy and are good at – and which will help them on their way to their chosen university courses, apprenticeships, and careers.

Wrekin College Sixth Formers enjoy greater autonomy and have a different relationship with their teachers. Many take on leadership roles of one kind or another as a result of their new status among the pupil body. A dedicated Sixth Form Centre opened in September 2018 and offers our Sixth Formers a great space in which to socialise. As well as providing the Sixth Formers with a haven during the school day, the Centre is a base for social events in the evening. Our library and quiet study areas provide plenty of space to work.

While in Sixth Form, our students have access to a range of opportunities to broaden their academic reach, including work experience, exchanges with schools including South Africa, Australia, Argentina and India, and advice on planning productive gap years. There is also the chance to do an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ); an extended study on a topic of your choice which not only impresses university admissions officers, but is worth UCAS points.

Wrekin has combined the best elements of a traditional boarding ethos and those of a Sixth Form College to create a unique Sixth Form experience that offers a real stepping stone to an exciting and bright future. Whether the next step after Wrekin is university, apprenticeship, internship, employment, entrepreneurship or beyond, Wrekin has the expertise to advise and assist.

The first step to joining Wrekin is to get in touch with our admissions team through email or by calling us. We can talk you through the whole admissions process and answer any questions, big or small, about how to join our Sixth Form. We can arrange for you to come in for a personalised tour, or invite you to one of our open days to allow you to get a true feel for the school. We hold Sixth Form evenings during the year to help you decide on what to study throughout your time at Sixth Form. These are a great opportunity to find out more about us.

The first step is just to say hello and come and meet us. If you like what you see, the next step is to complete a Registration Form and pay a registration fee in order to move on with your application.

Entrance Assessment:

Entry into the Sixth Form is conditional on GCSE grades, reports from the student’s current school and an interview. Students are offered places at Wrekin, subject to satisfactory references from their current school and providing they meet our Entrance criteria, and place are available. A place is confirmed with payment of the acceptance deposit. Joining papers are then sent out over the summer following GCSE results.

Wrekin offers a number of different scholarships for pupils who show exceptional ability and promise in a particular area, as well as the ability to inspire and act as a role model for others. Scholarships can be accompanied by a financial reward. The following scholarships are available for Wrekin Senior: Academic, Art, Music, Sport, Dance, Drama or All-Rounder (known at Wrekin as a Pendle Award). You can choose for your child to be assessed for a scholarship by filling in the appropriate sections on the Entrance Assessment Application Form.

Download the 16+ Entrance Form

Get In touch

E: admissions@wrekincollege.com
T: 01952 265603

Step 1

Get in touch

Start your Wrekin journey by contacting our friendly Admissions Team via email, phone, or by attending one of our Open Events. We’re here to answer all your questions—big or small—and help you begin your journey.

E: admissions@wrekincollege.com
T: 01952 265603

Step 2

Visit Us

There’s no better way to experience Wrekin than to see it for yourself. Open Events are a great chance to learn more about us, but we encourage families to come for a bespoke personalised tour as well.

Step 3

Registration

When you’ve discovered all that we have to offer, the next step is to complete a registration form and pay a small non-refundable administration fee to proceed.

Step 4

Spend some time with us

Wrekin Prep - If you are considering a Reception place for the future, you will be invited to a range of events where you and your child can get to know us better. If your child is already Reception age, or older, we will invite them in for a Taster Day. This allows you and your child to experience what a day at Wrekin Prep is really like.

Wrekin Senior/Wrekin Sixth - Your child can spend the day with us and experience what a day at our school is really like.

Step 5

Offer and Acceptance

Wrekin Prep - After you have spent some time with us and we are all confident that your child will thrive at Wrekin Prep, a place may be offered. Once you have decided to join the Wrekin Prep community you can accept your offer and pay your acceptance fee which secures your place.

Wrekin Senior and Wrekin Sixth - Entrance assessments for Year 7 take place in November. For other year groups (including Sixth Form), assessments are scheduled individually. Sixth Form entry includes a bespoke process involving GCSE results and interviews with Heads of Department. As long as entry requirements are met and we are happy that your child can access our curriculum, a formal offer will be made. An acceptance fee secures your place.