Sixth Form Admissions
Admission to our Sixth Form is at age 16 years into Year 12. We are an A-level school, with students taking their public examinations in three (and sometimes four) subjects at the end of Year 13.
Based on their predicted GCSE grades and results of our academic assessment candidates are shortlisted and invited to interview by senior members of the Sixth Form team throughout November.
Those wishing to study Art A Level will be assessed by interview and will be asked to provide a portfolio of their GCSE work and sketchbooks as part of that assessment.
Our expected entry standard is high and we require entrants to achieve Grades 8 or 9 (A*/A) at GCSE (or equivalent) for the subjects to be studied at A Level; entrants are expected to have a minimum of eight GCSEs (or equivalent overseas qualifications) at Grade 6-9 (A*, A or B grades) (maximum two Grade 6’s) and offers will be made conditional on achieving these grades. Please note; for overseas applicants at Sixth Form entry, we require an average English Language (IELTS) score of 6.8 or above and a grade 6-9 in English Language GCSE or equivalent English qualification.
The registration fee for applicants for 2025 entry is £175 (or £200 for overseas candidates), payable online and non-refundable.
For further information, please contact senior-admissions@wim.gdst.net.
Key Dates for 16+ Entry for September 2025
Registration
Applications Open: 25 April 2024
Application Deadline: 4 October 2024 (12 noon)
Registration
The registration fee for applicants for 2025 entry is £175 (or £200 for overseas candidates), payable online and non-refundable.
Entrance Exams
Sixth Form Academic Assessment (all candidates) will take place in the afternoon on Tuesday 5 November 2024 at Wimbledon High School.
Entrance Exams
The Academic Assessment will likely consist of the following:
- – Group activity
- – Verbal Reasoning (45 minutes)
- – Thinking Skills Assessment (30 minutes approx)
- – Subject paper (60 minutes)
Scholarship Assessments and Interviews
These will take place in early November. – date and time to be confirmed.
Scholarship Assessments and Interviews
Interviews for shortlisted candidates
These will take place w/c 11 November 2024.
Interviews for shortlisted candidates
Offers Made
Offers will be made by early December 2024.
Offers Made
Acceptance of Offer Deadline
The deadline to accept your offer of a school place will be in mid December 2024 – date to be confirmed.
Acceptance of Offer Deadline
Sixth Form Guide
Have a read of our guide to Sixth Form at Wimbledon High School to find out what A level subjects we offer, our wider academic programme and co-curricular opportunities.