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Criteria for Entry into the King's Sixth Form

Completed registration forms should be submitted as early as possible in the academic year preceding entry. You can view or download a sixth form registration form for September 2009.

The entry procedure is as follows:

• Parents discuss the matter with the student's current Head and sign the registration form to indicate that they have done so.
  
• Once the registration form has been received, a report on the student's aptitude for a demanding sixth form course is requested from his/her current Head.
  
• Subject to a satisfactory report, applicants are invited to meet the heads of those subjects which they are interested in taking in the sixth form. Interview dates will be notified in advance.
  
• Subject to satisfactory reports from the heads of subjects, an offer of a place may be made, dependent on GCSE results.

There are three criteria which all candidates for entry into the sixth form at King's must satisfy.

1. Academic achievement and potential - all candidates should obtain at least 7 GCSEs at A*, A or B grades. A or A* grades are normally expected (and in some cases are required) in the subjects that will be studied at AS or A2.
   
2. Industry and determination - candidates must have demonstrated that they are capable of working to deadlines and meeting academic expectations of their teachers, commensurate with their potential.
   
3. Attitude - candidates' school record during Years 10 and 11 must have indicated a readiness to work hard and a willingness to accept the authority of the school.

Candidates who meet all of these criteria will qualify for entry to the sixth form, subject to the availability of places. Those who fail to meet these criteria will not normally be admitted to the sixth form.

In some cases, those who narrowly fail to meet one of the above criteria may be admitted to the sixth form following consultation between the Headmaster and the parents. If admission is granted, students must expect to have to give undertakings for their future work and/or conduct and to meet specific work targets during the lower sixth.

For all students, transfer from lower sixth to upper sixth will be conditional upon their record during the lower sixth form and upon AS examination results.

These criteria will be reviewed from time to time and adjusted if necessary in order to maintain the high standards of effort and achievement generally associated with students at The King's School.

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