Sixth Form admissions

Children and young people with an Education Health and Care Plan

If your child or young person:

• has an existing Education Health and Care (EHC) plan, and
• is due to start post 16 education or training (Year 12) in September 2027

you will need to follow a separate process for requesting and applying for post-16 education or training:

Apply for post 16 education or training with an EHC plan

Admission to sixth form in a secondary school

How to apply for a sixth form place

Each of our schools with a sixth form manages their own applications. To apply for a sixth form place at one of our schools you should contact each school direct.

If you wish to apply for a sixth form place at a school in a neighbouring local authority, you should contact the school for more information on how to apply.

How to select sixth forms to apply for

You can find out which of our secondary schools have a sixth form by using our Directory of Surrey schools or by viewing our booklet (PDF). This booklet also gives you information on the admission criteria for each school sixth form and the minimum number of places that will be available to external applicants. The admission criteria will be used by each school to prioritise applicants if there are more applications from external students than places available.

Internal students

Each of our schools with a sixth form will welcome applications from students who are attending year 11 at the school in the 2026 to 2027 academic year and wish to enter the sixth form in September 2027.

External students

Each of our schools with a sixth form will also accept applications from external candidates who are attending year 11 at another school during the 2026 to 2027 academic year.

Entry requirements for both internal and external students

Entry to the sixth form is subject to a student having achieved the entry requirements for the school. Students should refer to each school's Sixth Form Prospectus for further details of the entry requirements as well as any individual subject requirements. Individual subjects may be limited in the number of students they are able to accommodate.