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Sixth Form Overview
Welcome
Colyton Grammar School exists to help its students achieve beyond what they thought possible. We want to foster scholarship, humility and service in our students; a love of learning and knowledge, the humility to understand there is always room to develop and improve further, and the desire to make a positive contribution to the world by serving others.
In the Sixth Form, this process reaches its culmination. Sixth Form students make the decisions that will set the courses of their future lives, guided by their interests and values and by the advice offered by the school. These range from the choice of A Level subjects, to selecting from a vast number of co-curricular and leadership opportunities, to choosing a path towards higher education and a future career. It is a hugely exciting time.
To learn more about our Sixth Form offering, please find our prospectus below for 2026/27 entry.
To register your interest for our Sixth Form please follow this link to our Applicaa portal.
Sixth Form Entry Key Dates
| Date | ACTION |
|---|---|
| Thursday 2nd October 2025 | Sixth Form Open Evening |
| Friday 3rd October 2025 | Online application portal opens with subject choice form |
| Wednesday 28th January 2026 @ 4pm | Deadline for subject choices |
| Monday 31st March 2026 | Conditional offers/decisions communicated to applicants by this date |
| Thursday 20th August 2026 - GCSE Results Day | Sixth Form places are confirmed |
| Friday 21st August 2026 | Programme enrolment |
Preparation for Sixth Form
While students deserve a well-earned break following their GCSEs, the summer before the start of A-Levels also offers an excellent opportunity to lay the foundations for successful Sixth Form Study. The Preparation for Sixth Form Study booklet offers an overview of life in the Sixth Form, aims to help Sixth Formers discover more about the A Level subjects they have chosen, encouraging them to begin to explore these subjects beyond the confines of GCSE. For each subject there are suggestions of introductory materials, enrichment activities and further reading.
Sixth Form Library
The Library is fully accessible for sixth form students, with a dedicated silent sixth form only study room. The Library has a flexible environment that supports silent study, quiet and comfortable reading, and class activities and lunchtime events.
It is well equipped with journals, books and online newspaper subscriptions. Our print collection consists of over 18,000 titles, including modern fiction, classic novels, subject materials, and a careers library.
We subscribe to a wide range of specialist journals and magazines, including GCSE and A Level Reviews, the New Scientist, BBC Music, History Today, and daily newspapers (funded by the CGS Parents Association). Our digital subscriptions include JSTOR, which is a digital library of articles, books, and primary sources, and a growing collection of ebooks and specialist material to support all areas of learning.
You will find all the details through the library’s online catalogue.
Mrs Bean, our Librarian is available to support students through researching, referencing and exploring academic databases. We provide support and guidance on research and referencing skills for sixth form and EPQ students.
