Sixth Form Admissions
Our usual admissions point for girls wishing to join Sydenham High School Sixth Form is at Year 12 (16+). You can find all of the key admissions dates for applications for a place in 2025 on this page.
You are also very welcome to give us a call to chat to a member of the Admissions team on 020 8557 7004 or email us at .
- Key dates for 2025 entry
- The deadline for applications for 2025 entry is Monday 4 November 2024.
- Scholarship & Bursary Examination: Friday 15 November 2024
- Offers made: Friday 6 December 2024
- Deadline for acceptance: Friday 10 January 2025
Applications are made online here.
The application fee for students new to the school is £100 (£125 for overseas students).
Scholarships & Bursaries
Students who are new to the school must also register before they can complete a scholarship application form (via the online application form).
We offer scholarships in
- Art
- Drama
- Music
- Rowing
- Sport
The deadline for scholarship applications for 2025 entry is Monday 4 November 2024.
- The scholarship examination is not subject-specific and requires no special preparation.
- All applicants for Sixth Form Scholarships will also be interviewed by the Head of Sixth Form.
- Applicants are able to enter for an Academic, Art, Drama, Music, Sport or Rowing scholarship.
- All applicants will sit the scholarship assessment on 10 November.
In addition, subject scholarship applicants will be interviewed by the Head of Department and also must complete the following:
- Art – Portfolio, including current GCSE sketchbook
- Drama – Performance of a monologue, and share a written theatre review
- Music – Solo performance – accompaniment available if required, plus portfolio of enrichment, collaborative and performance experience
- Rowing – Ergo session plus details of racing experience
- Sport – Video footage representing current performance level, current achievements in their sport e.g. academy selection, and references from coaches.
Candidates who wish to apply for a bursary in Sixth Form must indicate this on the application form and will be sent a link by our Registrar in late September in order to submit the bursary application by the deadline of Monday 4 November.
- Sixth Form Entry Criteria
Entry criteria
- Sixth Form candidates should expect to achieve a minimum of seven GCSE passes at grades 9 to 5 in the summer before entry, including a minimum of a grade 5 in both English Language and Mathematics.
- A minimum of a grade 6 is required for any subject to be studied at A Level. Some subjects, specifically Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths, will require a grade 7 at GCSE.
- To study Physics or Chemistry, a grade 7 in Maths will also be required.
- We will also consider equivalent international qualifications.
Full details of entry requirements are in the Sixth Form Guide here.
Admission is on the basis of an interview with the Head or the Head of Sixth Form and a good reference (with predicted GCSE grades) from the candidate’s current school. Occasionally, we may ask a girl to sit a short test in a particular subject or subjects.
Assessments
External candidates will be invited for a scholarship exam on Friday 15 November.