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Applications to our Sixth Form are now open

Please make your application by clicking the link below. The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 November.

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Applications to our Sixth Form are now open

Please make your application by clicking the link below. The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 November.

Find out more

Applications to our Sixth Form are now open

Please make your application by clicking the link below. The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 November.

Find out more

Applications to our Sixth Form are now open

Please make your application by clicking the link below. The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 November.

Find out more

Applications to our Sixth Form are now open

Please make your application by clicking the link below. The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 November.

Find out more
Mrs Bernard

Welcome to Thorpe St Andrew Sixth Form

Our Sixth Form is a well-established and highly successful Sixth Form of approximately 450 students. We are large enough to have a wide range of courses available, both academic and vocational, but are small enough to be aware of, and respond to, the needs of each individual student.

You will be well aware that you have to make very important choices as you come to the end of Year 11. These choices will shape your future learning, career and life.

You will discover, through our website, what we can offer at Thorpe St Andrew Sixth Form. We hope that it will become evident to you that we always pride ourselves to put every student at the heart of everything we do. What we offer goes beyond the extensive courses available to you, as the pastoral support and the personalisation of your learning are all important and an integral part of our Sixth Form.

Whatever your ability, we have high expectations from every student. This is reflected through the School’s ARE ethos, as all students wishing to join us should be Aspirational, Respectful and Engaged. Our Sixth Form philosophy “The VOICE” (Vision – Organisation –identify – Consolidate – Effort) is a key element in making sure you complete your Sixth Form studies successfully.

Your Post 18 plans are as important to us as your learning whilst studying at our Sixth Form. This is why we offer such a wide range of enrichment courses and other fantastic opportunities such as school visits, direct contact with employers and Apprenticeship providers, to allow you to grow and develop into well-rounded individuals. These qualities are vital when securing your next steps upon the completion of your Sixth Form studies.   

We have an excellent record of examination success allowing students to progress to University with an average of 91% of our applicants gaining a place in their firm choice, against a national average of 64%.  However, if University is not right for you, we make sure that we will support you all the way through your Apprenticeship or employment application.  We are extremely lucky that many of our former students return to the Sixth Form to share their experiences, therefore helping our current students to develop a vision and direction for their future.

Overall, the school is most proud of its support for each individual student. Preparing you to play your part in the world of work and in the community in which you live is our ultimate goal.

I wish you every success.

 

Ms B Bernard

Director of Sixth Form

Mrs Bernard

Providing great opportunities for our students

Welcome to Thorpe St Andrew Sixth Form. This website will give you an overview of what we offer to Post-16 students and will show you why we are proud of our Sixth Form.

Amongst the reasons why we would like you to give serious consideration to applying to Thorpe St Andrew Sixth Form are:

  • Our range of academic and vocational courses

  • Our examination record

  • Opportunities in student apprenticeships and work placements

  • The extra-curricular opportunities available to you

  • Our pastoral care and support procedures

  • Our UCAS preparation programme.

Looking at this website may well be your first step in reaching a decision about your future beyond Year 11.  You can gain further information by attending our Open Evening where you will be able to meet teachers and students and will have the chance to discuss what we can offer you.

If you decide to apply to Thorpe St Andrew Sixth Form be sure that we will do our utmost to ensure your success.  All we will ask of you is that you do the same.

We wish you well over the course of your Year 11 studies and look forward to you being part of the ongoing success of our Sixth Form.

Mrs P Bignell
Principal

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November 2023

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
  • Week 2
  • Year 9 Drama Spotlight Event
  • U13 Boys' Football Team v Wymondham – National Cup
  • U13 Girls’ Football v Flegg High School - National Cup 3rd Round
  • Year 9 Working Together Evening
2
3
  • Week 2
  • First Round of the English Schools Athletics Association Cross Country Cup Competition v Abington Playing Fields in Cambridge
4
5
6
  • Week 1
  • Year 13 PPEs and Live GCSE Resits
7
  • Week 1
  • Year 13 PPEs and Live GCSE Resits
  • Year 12 & 13 Students Visiting Ormiston School in Costessey For a talk by Andrew Bailey (Governor of the Bank of England)
  • Year 11, 12 & 13 - Norfolk Maths Symposium
  • ACDT2
8
  • Week 1
  • Year 13 PPEs and Live GCSE Resits
  • After School Rugby Fixture v Sprowston and Notre Dame at Norwich Rugby Club
  • Year 7 Netball Smash Up @ Open Academy
9
  • Week 1
  • Year 13 PPEs and Live GCSE Resits
  • U12 Girls' Football Team v Kesgrave– National Cup
  • U16 Girls’ Football v Langley School - National Cup 3rd Round
  • Year 7 Netball v Hethersett (Away Fixture)
  • Years 8 & 9 Netball v Hethersett (Home Fixture)
  • Year 11 Boys' Football Tournament at Open Academy
10
  • Week 1
  • Year 13 PPEs and Live GCSE Resits
  • ESAA Regional Cross Country Final - Stowe School, Buckinghamshire
  • Year 9 Sports Leaders for Year 3 to 6 Cross Country - UEA Sports Park
11
12
  • Hindu Festival of Diwali
13
  • Anti Bullying Week
  • Spanish Students Visiting
  • Week 2
  • Year 11 - Sixth Form Taster Day
  • Year 13 PPEs and Live GCSE Resits
  • Year 11 Boys' Football National Cup v Springwood Academy (Home Fixture)
14
  • Anti Bullying Week
  • Spanish Students Visiting
  • Week 2
  • Year 13 PPEs and Live GCSE Resits
  • PE CQR
  • U13 Boys' Football National Cup Round v Kesgrave (Home Fixture)
  • Year 9 Netball v Sprowston (Away Fixture
15
  • Anti Bullying Week
  • Spanish Students Visiting
  • Week 2
  • Year 13 PPEs and Live GCSE Resits
  • PE CQR
  • UK School Sustainability Network (UKSSN) Conference
  • Year 10 National Cup Football 4th Round - Debenham High School, Suffolk
  • UEA Introduction to Legal Reasoning
  • SAIL Parent Review Meetings
  • Year 9 Parent Consultation Evening
16
  • Anti Bullying Week
  • Spanish Students Visiting
  • Week 2
  • Year 13 PPEs and Live GCSE Resits
  • Year 9 'Critical Screening' - 12 Angry Men
17
  • Anti Bullying Week
  • Spanish Students Visiting
  • Week 2
  • Year 13 PPEs and Live GCSE Resits
  • U13 Girls’ Football Team – EFL Cup, Norwich City FC Qualifying Round at The Nest (Hellesdon)
18
19
20
  • Spanish Students Visiting
  • Week 1
  • Lower & Upper Sixth Form - Question Time Event
  • UEA Street Law 1 (ORBIT)
21
  • Spanish Students Visiting
  • Week 1
  • Technology CQR
  • Year 8 - HPV Vaccinations
  • U14 Girls’ Football Team v Spalding High School – National Cup 4th Round
  • ACDT
  • Year 9 Netball Smash Up @ Open Academy
22
  • Spanish Students Visiting
  • Week 1
  • RPE CQR
  • Year 8 Visit - Careers in STEMM - John Innes Centre
  • Access Arrangements Workshop Year 11
  • U14 Girls’ Football Team v Wymondham High - County Cup 2nd Round (Away Fixture)
  • Catch Up Compulsory Staff Annual Safeguarding Training
  • Year 7 Netball v Open Academy (Home Fixture)
23
  • Spanish Students Visiting
  • Week 1
  • Year 11 Practical Drama Examination
  • Sixth Form County Netball
  • Catch Up Compulsory Staff Annual Safeguarding Training
  • Student v Staff - Debate
  • U15 Rugby Match v Notre Dame
  • Thorpe Football Academy Open Evening
24
  • Spanish Students Visiting
  • Week 1
25
26
27
  • Flu Immunisations
  • Sikh Festival of Guru Nanak Gurpurab
  • Week 2
  • Years 11, 12 & 13 Girls' Football Academy Fixture away v East Norfolk (Away Fixture)
28
  • Week 2
  • MFL CQR
  • U16 Football National Cup 4th Round v Debenham High, Suffolk (Home Fixture)
  • Year 9 Rugby Fixtures at Norwich Rugby Club
  • Year 11 Film Studies Critical Screening - Sixth Form Centre
29
  • Week 2
  • MFL CQR
  • Years 9, 10 & 11 - Top of the Bench Chemistry Competition, UEA
  • Year 9 Sports Leaders for Year 3 to 6 Panathlon Event - UEA Sportspark
  • Year 7 Netball (A/B) V Hethersett Academy (Away Fixture)
  • Year 8 & 9 Netball v Jane Austen College (Home Fixture)
  • Local Governance Committee Meeting
30
  • Week 2
  • Year 12 Visit to Norfolk Cyber Conference
  • Year 11 Drama Written Evaluation Controlled Assessment
  • U14 Girls’ Football Team v North Walsham High School - County Cup 2nd Round
  • U14 Boys' Football Fixture v Attleborough (Away Fixture)
  • U12 National Cup v Chantry School, Suffolk (Home Fixture)
  • Year 9 Preference Evening