Welcome to Sixth Form

Welcome to Townley Grammar School Sixth Form

Townley Grammar School Sixth Form is a vibrant, friendly, co-ed, high achieving and diverse learning community that fosters academic excellence alongside emotional and physical confidence. It is our aim to create inspirational learners who have the courage to take risks and the wisdom to learn from their mistakes.

We want our students to develop as independent, caring and creative young adults with a strong sense of social responsibility and conscience. Students at Townley are friendly and supportive of one another, keen to make the most of the wide variety of opportunities that are available to them and to lead or contribute to the wider life of the school as well as acting as role models to the younger years.

With a large Sixth Form of around five hundred students, we are able to offer a wide range of subjects, but one of the things we are most proud about is our focus on not only providing the students with a first-class academic experience but also exceptional pastoral provision. We value all of our students as individuals and their welfare is a key priority.

We focus on providing our students with a bespoke and personalised education which has been further enhanced by our different programmes of study. We want students to go beyond the formal curriculum and be passionate about the opportunities offered to them as they prepare for their post-18 routes.

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Entry Criteria

Successful candidates must have achieved both of the following to be eligible to enter Sixth Form at Townley:

  • An Average Point Score of 6.00 which must include English, Mathematics (English and Maths Grade 5 or above)
  • The overall entry requirements for students apply for two Performing Arts subjects and one additional A Level subject require an Average Point Score of 5.5 plus a successful audition and a minimum of Grade 6 in GCSE English
  • The overall entry requirements for students applying for three Performing Arts subjects require an Average Point Score of 5.00 plus a successful audition and a minimum of Grade 6 in English
  • If students want to study four A Levels they need an average GCSE Point Score of 7 or above.
  • We regret that BTEC courses and short course GCSEs cannot be taken into consideration

The school has an expected total number of 500 places available in the Sixth Form.

All Townley Year 11 students who wish to transfer to the Sixth Form may do so provided they meet the entry requirements set out below.

The maximum number of places available for external candidates joining Year 12 is 100.  If the school receives more applications from appropriately qualified candidates which it can accommodate within teaching groups, it may exceed that number.

In addition, all students are required to have at least grade 6 and above in the subjects, they intend to study in the Sixth Form, except, Mathematics which require a minimum of a Grade 7 at GCSE (8/9 for Further Maths). Science requires Grade 7.  (Exception being those students applying for the Performing Arts subjects as stated above).

The points score is based upon the current point system for GCSE full courses as follows:

9 8 7 6 5 4 3

Conditional offers are based on predicted grades; actual places are not confirmed until GCSE results are announced. This may mean that some courses become oversubscribed and if there are more applicants than places available then we will allocate places according to the over‐subscription criteria below:

  • GCSE Point Score
  • Over-subscription on a course
  • Being a Performing Arts School with a second specialism in Mathematics and Computing – greater weighting may be given to these subjects
  • Looked after children or other extenuating circumstances which we feel warrant special consideration
  • Siblings
  • Distance
  • Being a girls' school there is a limitation on the number of boys we can admit taking into consideration the facilities we can provide

Subject Criteria

Subject Criteria Subject Overview
Art and Design Minimum of a 6 in GCSE Art PDF
Biology Minimum of a 7 in GCSE Biology (or 7 grade in both GCSE Core & Additional) PDF
Chemistry Minimum of a 7 in GCSE Chemistry (or 7 grade in both GCSE Core & Additional) PDF
Classical Civilisation Minimum of a 6 in GCSE English Literature PDF
Computer Science Minimum of a 6 in GCSE Computing (or 6 in GCSE Mathematics if Computing not taken at GCSE) PDF
Dance Minimum of a 6 in GCSE Dance or passed audition (if Dance not taken at GCSE) PDF
Drama and Theatre Minimum of 6 in GCSE Drama and 6 in GCSE English, plus audition PDF
Economics Minimum of a 6 in GCSE Mathematics PDF
English Literature Minimum of a 6 in GCSE English Literature PDF
EPQ Extended Project Qualification PDF
Film Studies Minimum of a 6 in GCSE English Language PDF
French Minimum of a 6 in GCSE French PDF
Further Mathematics Minimum of an 8 in GCSE Mathematics  PDF
Geography Minimum of a 6 in GCSE Geography PDF
German Minimum of a 6 in GCSE German PDF
History Minimum of a 6 in GCSE History PDF
Mathematics Minimum of a 7 in GCSE Mathematics PDF
Music Minimum of a 6 in GCSE Music plus audition PDF
Philosophy and Ethics Minimum of a 6 in GCSE Religious Studies  PDF
Physical Education Minimum of 6 in GCSE PE PDF
Physics Minimum of a 7 in GCSE Physics (or 7 grade in both GCSE Core & Additional) PDF
Politics Minimum of a 6 in GCSE Humanities subject PDF
Product Design Minimum of a B in GCSE DT Graphics, Resistant Materials or Product Design and portfolio seen PDF
Psychology Minimum of 6 in GCSE Biology and in GCSE English PDF
Sociology Minimum of a 6 in a GCSE Humanities subject PDF
Spanish Minimum of a 6 in GCSE Spanish PDF

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