Please remember that entry to our Year 12 is on the basis of academic ability which is demonstrated by achievement at GCSE. Confirmed places in Year 12 can therefore only be allocated following GCSE Results Day in August.  The School’s Admissions Committee will make the final decision on admissions to Year 12 on GCSE Results Day. 

To obtain a place in Year 12, you will need:

• a minimum of 54 points from your best eight GCSE results using the new GCSE points system of Grades 9-1.
• Maths and English Language GCSE at Grade 6 or above.
• we would prefer you to achieve at least a GCSE Grade 7 (or A and above) in the subject - or a specified equivalent - you wish to take for A-level.

(For GCSEs receiving grades from the previous grading system, the following conversions will apply: A*=8, A=7, B=6, C=5, etc).

For more details on our admissions processes, please see our Admissions Policy.
 

Supporting Students

We are committed to supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds within our admissions criteria. To obtain a place in Year 12 disadvantaged students require a minimum of 51 points from their best eight GCSE results using the new GCSE points system of Grades 9-1 as shown above.

 

What Happens on Results Day?

New Students

Once you have collected your results, you will come to SGGS Sixth Form in the afternoon to meet with our Sixth Form Team.  They will check that your results meet the entry criteria and ask you to confirm your subject choices for A-level.  You will complete our Enrolment Form and collect some information to take away with you, and we will then welcome you on site in September for the Sixth Form Induction Day.

Internal Students

Once you have collected your results, you will go straight to the SGGS Sixth Form, where you will re-confirm the subject choices you made during your transition discussions, or discuss any changes you might like to make.  You will complete our Enrolment Form and accept your place.  You will take some information away with you and we will then welcome you on site in September for the Sixth Form Induction Day.
 

 

What if You Don't Meet Our Entry Criteria?

New Students

If you have narrowly missed our entry criteria but would still like to be considered for a place at SGGS Sixth Form, do please still come along on Results Day in the afternoon. Our Sixth Form Team will meet with you and review your position.  Your application will then be passed to our Admissions Panel, who meet later that day, and their decision will be shared with you shortly afterwards.

Internal Students

Supporting our students is of paramount importance.  Whatever your outcome on Results Day, we are here to support you and help you find the best way forward for you.  Members of staff who are familiar to you will be ready to share their expertise and help to guide you to make the right decisions.  Your Head of House will be on hand to have important conversations about your next steps, members of our SLT will be available as well of course as the Sixth Form Team who will be able to share relevant information about A-levels. 

 

The 16-19 Bursary Fund

What is the 16-19 Bursary Fund?

The Government introduced a 16-19 Bursary Fund to support young people aged 16-19 in full time education who face financial barriers to participation such as the cost of transport, food or equipment. It is made up of two parts:

• a discretionary fund for schools and colleges to distribute; and
• an individual bursary of up to £1,200 a year to the most vulnerable young people.

 

Who is eligible to apply for 16-19 Bursary Funding?

Students aged at least 16 and under 19 years of age on the day before the start of the academic year, and who fall into one or more of the following groups:

Discretionary bursary: Learners from families with difficult financial circumstances are eligible for a bursary based on need, from the allocation provided to the school.

Vulnerable young people bursary: Learners from the following groups are eligible for an individual bursary of up to £1,200 per academic year:

• In care – defined as looked after by a local authority on a voluntary basis (section 20 of the Children Act 1989) or under a care order (section 31 of the Children Act 1989).

•         care leavers – defined as:

• a young person aged 16 and 17 who was previously looked after for a period of 13 weeks consecutively (or periods amounting to 13 weeks), which began after the age of 14 and ended after the age of 16; or
• a young person aged 18 or above who was looked after before becoming 18 for a period of 13 weeks consecutively (or periods amounting to 13 weeks), which began after the age of 14 and ended after the age of 16.

• Receiving Income Support (IS), or Universal Credit (UC) because they are financially supporting themselves or financially supporting themselves and someone who is dependent on them and living with them, such as a child or partner.
• Receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payments (PIP) in their own right as well as Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or UC in their own right.

Payments are made termly and in order to continue to receive a bursary, the student must satisfy the following conditions:

• The student’s level of attendance must be excellent: no unexplained (or unauthorised) absence from lessons.
• The student’s punctuality must be excellent.
• The student must not have broken the terms of the Home-School Agreement.

 

How does the school assess applications and allocate 16-19 Bursary funding?

The 16-19 Bursary Fund is a limited fund and the school will prioritise allocation. The value of discretionary bursaries will depend on the amount of money available in the fund and the number of qualifying applicants. The school cannot guarantee to provide support for all eligible learners although every effort will be made to ensure that financial circumstances do not stop learners attending school.

 

How do students apply?

The main application deadline for 2024/25 has now passed. However, late applications are accepted throughout the year by contacting finance@sggs.org.uk and will be individually considered. Students must carefully detail the funding requested as the bursary is allocated on the basis of actual need for financial support and not on fixed rate or blanket payments.

 

For Enquiries and Further Information

Please email the school at admissions@sggs.org.uk for more advice and information.