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Sixth forms in the South West

All 344 sixth forms in the South West.

344 schools in South West

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  1. Pate's Grammar School

    Cheltenham, GL51 0HG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    213 first choices, 146 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1682.4

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.5%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,288
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school Pate's Grammar School
  2. Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School

    Salisbury, SP1 2ED · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    213 first choices, 157 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1673.5

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.7%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,193
    Pupils per teacher
    19.9
    View school Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
  3. Stroud High School

    Stroud, GL5 4HF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    197 first choices, 149 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1674.7

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.5%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,144
    Pupils per teacher
    20.3
    View school Stroud High School
  4. The Crypt School

    Gloucester, GL2 5AE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    158 first choices, 147 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1673.3

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.3%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,100
    Pupils per teacher
    18.0
    View school The Crypt School
  5. Sir Thomas Rich's School

    Gloucester, GL2 0LF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    194 first choices, 150 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1675.2

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.7%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,240
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school Sir Thomas Rich's School
  6. Bournemouth School for Girls

    Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    239 first choices, 180 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1672.0

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.7%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,290
    Pupils per teacher
    19.3
    View school Bournemouth School for Girls
  7. Torquay Girls' Grammar School

    Torquay, TQ2 7DY · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    247 first choices, 191 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1668.4

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.2%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,058
    Pupils per teacher
    18.9
    View school Torquay Girls' Grammar School
  8. Bournemouth School

    Bournemouth, BH8 9PY · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    238 first choices, 179 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1671.2

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.8%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,320
    Pupils per teacher
    18.4
    View school Bournemouth School
  9. Colyton Grammar School

    Colyton, EX24 6HN · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    196 first choices, 158 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1678.3

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.1%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,083
    Pupils per teacher
    17.2
    View school Colyton Grammar School
  10. Denmark Road High School

    Gloucester, GL1 3JN · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    190 first choices, 147 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1674.8

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.3%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,024
    Pupils per teacher
    17.1
    View school Denmark Road High School
  11. Balcarras School

    Cheltenham, GL53 8QF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    239 first choices, 181 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1662.1

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.0%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,427
    Pupils per teacher
    17.3
    View school Balcarras School
  12. Poole Grammar School

    Poole, BH17 9JU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    243 first choices, 177 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1670.2

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.2%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,224
    Pupils per teacher
    18.6
    View school Poole Grammar School
  13. Parkstone Grammar School

    Poole, BH17 7EP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    213 first choices, 192 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1667.6

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.0%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,241
    Pupils per teacher
    17.3
    View school Parkstone Grammar School
  14. Torquay Boys' Grammar School

    Torquay, TQ2 7EL · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    215 first choices, 166 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1670.0

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.2%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,087
    Pupils per teacher
    16.5
    View school Torquay Boys' Grammar School
  15. Ribston Hall High School

    Gloucester, GL1 5LE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    152 first choices, 149 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1667.6

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.4%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    939
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school Ribston Hall High School
  16. Bristol Free School

    Bristol, BS10 6NJ · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    300 first choices, 218 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1659.3

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.5%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,304
    Pupils per teacher
    18.0
    View school Bristol Free School
  17. South Wilts Grammar School

    Salisbury, SP1 3JJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    230 first choices, 158 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1676.5

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.2%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,200
    Pupils per teacher
    17.2
    View school South Wilts Grammar School
  18. Devonport High School for Girls

    Plymouth, PL2 3DL · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    250 first choices, 158 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1674.9

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.9%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    971
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school Devonport High School for Girls
  19. The Castle School

    Taunton, TA1 5AU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    336 first choices, 237 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1652.7

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.2%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,207
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school The Castle School
  20. Marling School

    Stroud, GL5 4HE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    164 first choices, 149 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1673.2

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.7%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,082
    Pupils per teacher
    18.5
    View school Marling School
  21. The Cotswold Academy

    Cheltenham, GL54 2BD · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    276 first choices, 241 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1658.7

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.0%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,564
    Pupils per teacher
    17.1
    View school The Cotswold Academy
  22. Devonport High School for Boys

    Plymouth, PL1 5QP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    234 first choices, 208 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1665.1

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.7%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,300
    Pupils per teacher
    17.5
    View school Devonport High School for Boys
  23. Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy

    Brixham, TQ5 0LN · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    228 first choices, 159 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1667.3

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.8%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,062
    Pupils per teacher
    18.3
    View school Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
  24. Churchdown School

    Gloucester, GL3 2RB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the South West sixth forms average, low absence.

    292 first choices, 238 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1653.3

    South West sixth forms 48.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.7%South West sixth forms 9.0%
    Pupils
    1,430
    Pupils per teacher
    14.9
    View school Churchdown School
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How the South West's sixth forms spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Attainment 8 at 16

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

the South West 48.5England 46.2Victoria Education Centre: 0.3Royal Deaf Education Trust: 2.5Kings Bournemouth: 2.9Connie Rothman School: 9.5Churchward School: 10.8South Devon Steiner School: 15.9Bath Academy: 20.8Taunton School: 22.1South Devon UTC: 24.5Digitech Studio School: 25.4IKB Academy: 25.8UTC Plymouth: 31.5UTC Swindon: 32.3Somerset Studio School: 32.4Kingsley School Devon: 35.6LeAF Studio: 36.1Kingsbury Green Academy: 37.2Brixham College: 37.5All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham: 37.7St Boniface's RC College: 37.8Stoke Damerel Community College: 38.3Melksham Oak Community School: 38.3The Wellington Academy: 38.4Tewkesbury Academy: 38.4The City Academy Bristol: 38.5Abbeyfield School: 38.9The Clarendon Academy: 39Torpoint Community College: 39.4The Grange School: 39.8Patchway Community School: 39.9Budmouth Academy Weymouth: 40Shaftesbury School: 40.1Winterstoke Hundred Academy: 40.5Saltash Community School: 40.6The King Alfred School: 40.7St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre: 40.9SGS Berkeley Green UTC: 41Wycliffe College: 41.1Archway School: 41.4Sturminster Newton High School: 41.4Exmouth Community College: 41.8Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre: 41.9The John of Gaunt School: 41.9St Cuthbert Mayne School: 42Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road: 42.1West Somerset College: 42.2Monkton Wood Academy: 42.2Bideford College: 42.3Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre: 42.4Writhlington School: 42.5Frome Community College: 42.8Holyrood Academy: 42.9Chipping Sodbury School: 43Sir John Hunt Community Sports College: 43.1The Blandford School: 43.2Marlwood School: 43.3Tavistock College: 43.4Budehaven Community School: 43.7Liskeard School and Community College: 43.7Helston Community College: 43.9Corfe Hills School: 44Livingstone Academy Bournemouth: 44Bristol Brunel Academy: 44.1Dene Magna and Sixth Form: 44.1Queen Elizabeth's School: 44.4Eggbuckland Community College: 44.5Holmleigh Park High School: 44.5Lipson Co-operative Academy: 44.6Devizes School: 44.6Notre Dame RC School: 44.6Hanham Woods Academy: 44.6Sir Bernard Lovell Academy: 44.6Rednock School: 44.8Newton Abbot College: 44.9The Spires College: 45.1The Bishop of Winchester Academy: 45.1Chosen Hill School: 45.1The Commonweal School: 45.1Magna Academy: 45.2The Corsham School: 45.3Okehampton College: 45.3Beaminster School: 45.4Sheldon School: 45.5Marine Academy Plymouth: 45.6Blaise High School: 45.7Somervale Secondary School: 45.8Plympton Academy: 45.8Tor Bridge High: 45.8Kingdown School: 45.8Ferndown Upper School: 45.9Clyst Vale Community College: 45.9The Sir John Colfox Academy: 45.9Treviglas Academy: 45.9King Edward VI Community College: 45.9Coombeshead Academy: 46Sidmouth College: 46The Bourne Academy: 46.2Coombe Dean School: 46.6Nailsea School: 46.6St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole: 46.7Great Western Academy: 46.8Gillingham School: 46.8Matravers School: 47.1Bodmin College: 47.1Lydiard Park Academy: 47.1Sexey's School: 47.1The Kings of Wessex Academy: 47.2Scott Medical and Healthcare College: 47.2Queen Elizabeth's: 47.4The Gryphon School: 47.4Callington Community College: 47.4The Blue School: 47.7The Thomas Hardye School: 47.8Abbeywood Community School: 47.8Lytchett Minster School: 47.9Oldfield School: 47.9Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus: 48Ashton Park School: 48Highcliffe School: 48.1Chew Valley School: 48.1Poole High School: 48.1Brimsham Green School: 48.3South Dartmoor Community College: 48.3Shebbear College: 48.4Bristol Metropolitan Academy: 48.4Twynham School: 48.4St Laurence School: 48.4Teign School: 48.5Launceston College: 48.5John Cabot Academy: 48.6Torquay Academy: 48.7Downend School: 48.7Henley Bank High School: 48.9Newquay Tretherras: 49Churchill Academy & Sixth Form: 49The Purbeck School: 49Falmouth School: 49.1Cotham School: 49.1St Katherine's School: 49.2Lavington School: 49.4Cleeve School: 49.4St Augustine's Catholic College: 49.4Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre: 49.6Malmesbury School: 49.9The Woodroffe School: 50Saint Gregory's Catholic College: 50.3Hardenhuish School: 50.3Royal Wootton Bassett Academy: 50.3Chipping Campden School: 50.4Trinity Academy: 50.4The King's School: 50.6Winterbourne Academy: 50.6Katharine Lady Berkeley's School: 50.7The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy: 50.7Norton Hill Academy: 51Plymstock School: 51The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College: 51Kingsbridge Academy: 51.1Gordano School: 51.1Clevedon School: 51.3Huish Episcopi Academy: 51.5St Bede's Catholic College: 51.8St John's Marlborough: 51.8The Castle School: 52Stover School: 52.2Wellsway School: 52.3Hele's School: 52.4St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School: 52.6Backwell School: 52.6The Castle School: 52.7Churchdown School: 53.3Bristol Cathedral Choir School: 53.5Camborne Science and International Academy: 53.6Ralph Allen School: 53.8Avonbourne Girls Academy: 54Ivybridge Community College: 54.6Farmor's School: 54.8Yate Academy: 55.1West Buckland School: 55.8Beechen Cliff School: 56.4E-ACT Montpelier High School: 57.6Redland Green School: 57.9The Cotswold Academy: 58.7Bristol Free School: 59.3Hayesfield Girls School: 59.9Talbot Heath School: 61.9Balcarras School: 62.1Devonport High School for Boys: 65.1Plymouth High School for Girls: 65.7Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy: 67.3Parkstone Grammar School: 67.6Ribston Hall High School: 67.6Torquay Girls' Grammar School: 68.4Torquay Boys' Grammar School: 70Poole Grammar School: 70.2Bournemouth School: 71.2Bournemouth School for Girls: 72Marling School: 73.2The Crypt School: 73.3Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School: 73.5Stroud High School: 74.7Denmark Road High School: 74.8Devonport High School for Girls: 74.9Sir Thomas Rich's School: 75.2South Wilts Grammar School: 76.5Colyton Grammar School: 78.3Cheltenham Ladies' College: 80.8Pate's Grammar School: 82.4020406080
Sixth forms in the South West

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

the South West average 9.8%Torquay Boys' Grammar School: 4.2%South Wilts Grammar School: 4.2%The Crypt School: 4.3%Pate's Grammar School: 4.5%Sir Thomas Rich's School: 4.7%Devonport High School for Boys: 4.7%Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School: 4.7%Marling School: 4.7%Bournemouth School: 4.8%Devonport High School for Girls: 4.9%Parkstone Grammar School: 5%Balcarras School: 5%Colyton Grammar School: 5.1%Torquay Girls' Grammar School: 5.2%Poole Grammar School: 5.2%Denmark Road High School: 5.3%Ribston Hall High School: 5.4%Stroud High School: 5.5%Bournemouth School for Girls: 5.7%Churchdown School: 5.7%Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy: 5.8%Plymouth High School for Girls: 5.9%Matravers School: 6%Fairmead School: 6.1%Beechen Cliff School: 6.1%Somervale Secondary School: 6.4%St Bede's Catholic College: 6.4%Norton Hill Academy: 6.5%Bristol Free School: 6.5%Redland Green School: 6.6%Lavington School: 6.7%Dene Magna and Sixth Form: 6.7%Bradley Stoke Community School: 6.8%Backwell School: 6.9%Great Western Academy: 6.9%Livingstone Academy Bournemouth: 6.9%Alderman Knight School: 7%The Cotswold Academy: 7%Highcliffe School: 7%Royal Wootton Bassett Academy: 7%Hayesfield Girls School: 7.1%Malmesbury School: 7.1%Launceston College: 7.1%St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School: 7.2%The Castle School: 7.2%Avonbourne Girls Academy: 7.2%Ravenswood School: 7.4%St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole: 7.4%Katharine Lady Berkeley's School: 7.4%St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School: 7.4%Camborne Science and International Academy: 7.5%The Purbeck School: 7.5%Huish Episcopi Academy: 7.5%Cann Bridge School: 7.6%Ivybridge Community College: 7.6%Farmor's School: 7.6%The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College: 7.6%Cleeve School: 7.7%St Laurence School: 7.7%Sidmouth College: 7.7%Lytchett Minster School: 7.8%The Castle School: 7.8%Yewstock School: 7.9%Coombe Dean School: 7.9%Chipping Campden School: 7.9%Lydiard Park Academy: 7.9%The Gryphon School: 7.9%Magna Academy: 7.9%Nancealverne School: 7.9%Westfield Arts College: 8%Hele's School: 8%Chosen Hill School: 8%Twynham School: 8%Treviglas Academy: 8%Ferndown Upper School: 8.1%Winterbourne Academy: 8.1%Oasis Academy Temple Quarter: 8.1%Swindon Academy: 8.2%The Wellington Academy: 8.2%Hardenhuish School: 8.2%Gordano School: 8.2%St Augustine's Catholic College: 8.2%Wellsway School: 8.2%Mill Water School: 8.2%Portfield School: 8.3%Dartmouth Academy: 8.3%The King's School: 8.3%Churchill Academy & Sixth Form: 8.3%Abbeywood Community School: 8.3%E-ACT Montpelier High School: 8.3%Ellen Tinkham School: 8.4%Beaminster School: 8.4%Bristol Cathedral Choir School: 8.4%Downend School: 8.4%The Shrubberies School: 8.5%Saint Gregory's Catholic College: 8.6%The Spires College: 8.6%St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre: 8.6%St John's Marlborough: 8.6%The Blandford School: 8.7%Crowdys Hill School: 8.7%Poole High School: 8.7%Mountjoy School: 8.8%The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy: 8.8%The Kings of Wessex Academy: 8.9%Sir Bernard Lovell Academy: 8.9%Clyst Vale Community College: 9%Cotham School: 9%Helston Community College: 9%Atlantic Academy Portland: 9%Beaucroft Foundation School: 9.1%Linwood School: 9.1%Avalon School: 9.1%The Sir John Colfox Academy: 9.1%Yate Academy: 9.1%Chew Valley School: 9.1%The Corsham School: 9.2%Queen Elizabeth's: 9.2%Clevedon School: 9.2%Westhaven School: 9.3%Writhlington School: 9.3%The John of Gaunt School: 9.3%Nailsea School: 9.3%Chipping Sodbury School: 9.3%Hanham Woods Academy: 9.4%John Cabot Academy: 9.5%The Bourne Academy: 9.5%The Commonweal School: 9.5%Kingdown School: 9.5%LeAF Studio: 9.5%The Clarendon Academy: 9.5%Callington Community College: 9.5%Liskeard School and Community College: 9.5%Gillingham School: 9.5%Bodmin College: 9.6%Saltash Community School: 9.6%Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre: 9.6%Mill Ford School: 9.7%All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham: 9.7%Teign School: 9.7%Plymstock School: 9.7%Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre: 9.7%Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre: 9.7%Orchard Manor School: 9.7%Combe Pafford School: 9.8%St Katherine's School: 9.8%Warmley Park School: 9.9%The Woodroffe School: 9.9%Oldfield School: 9.9%Lipson Co-operative Academy: 9.9%Newton Abbot College: 9.9%Coombeshead Academy: 9.9%Devizes School: 9.9%Trinity Academy: 9.9%Mayfield School: 10%Holyrood Academy: 10%South Dartmoor Community College: 10%Torquay Academy: 10%St Boniface's RC College: 10%Exeter House Special School: 10%Rednock School: 10.1%The Blue School: 10.1%Budmouth Academy Weymouth: 10.1%Brimsham Green School: 10.2%Kingsweston School: 10.2%Pathfield School: 10.2%The Bishop of Winchester Academy: 10.2%Tewkesbury Academy: 10.2%Ralph Allen School: 10.2%SGS Berkeley Green UTC: 10.2%New Siblands School: 10.2%Blaise High School: 10.2%Sexey's School: 10.3%UTC Swindon: 10.3%Bristol Metropolitan Academy: 10.4%Montacute School: 10.4%Kingsbury Green Academy: 10.4%Wyvern Academy: 10.4%Eggbuckland Community College: 10.4%King Edward VI Community College: 10.4%Polden Bower School: 10.5%Sheldon School: 10.5%Falmouth School: 10.5%Plympton Academy: 10.6%Uplands School: 10.6%Exmouth Community College: 10.7%Torpoint Community College: 10.8%Notre Dame RC School: 10.8%Budehaven Community School: 10.9%Bidwell Brook School: 10.9%Kingsbridge Academy: 10.9%Newquay Tretherras: 10.9%Ashton Park School: 10.9%Henley Bank High School: 10.9%Sturminster Newton High School: 10.9%Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road: 11%Melksham Oak Community School: 11%The King Alfred School: 11%St Rose's Special School: 11.1%Corfe Hills School: 11.1%Fosse Way School: 11.1%SGS Pegasus School: 11.1%Tavistock College: 11.1%Marine Academy Plymouth: 11.1%The Thomas Hardye School: 11.2%Marlwood School: 11.2%Bideford College: 11.3%Monkton Wood Academy: 11.3%St Cuthbert Mayne School: 11.4%Shaftesbury School: 11.4%E-ACT Venturers' Academy: 11.4%Holmleigh Park High School: 11.4%Brixham College: 11.5%Okehampton College: 11.5%New Fosseway School: 11.6%Baytree School: 11.6%Bristol Brunel Academy: 11.6%Patchway Community School: 11.6%Archway School: 11.7%Winterstoke Hundred Academy: 11.7%Abbeyfield School: 11.7%Three Ways School: 11.9%Frome Community College: 11.9%Curnow School: 12%Bettridge School: 12.1%The City Academy Bristol: 12.4%Stoke Damerel Community College: 12.5%Sir John Hunt Community Sports College: 12.5%Tor Bridge High: 12.6%Queen Elizabeth's School: 12.7%Fiveways Special School: 13.1%Scott Medical and Healthcare College: 13.2%Briarwood School: 13.6%West Somerset College: 13.8%Two Bridges Academy: 13.8%Selworthy Special School: 14%Claremont School: 14.4%Heart of the Forest Community Special School: 14.5%Woodlands School: 14.9%UTC Plymouth: 15%The Grange School: 15.7%Somerset Studio School: 16.1%Doubletrees School: 16.2%Digitech Studio School: 16.4%Churchward School: 16.5%Royal Deaf Education Trust: 16.6%IKB Academy: 16.8%Victoria Education Centre: 16.9%South Devon UTC: 18%Notton House Academy: 18%Knowle DGE Academy: 19.1%Langside School: 22.1%Soundwell Academy: 22.3%Harbour School Dorset: 31.5%The Mendip School: 39.1%0%10%20%30%40%
Sixth forms in the South West

Ofsted grades in the South West

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 157 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 21 of 187
  • Good: 152 of 187
  • Requires improvement: 12 of 187
  • Inadequate: 2 of 187
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in the South West

  1. Some are faith schools.

    84 of the 344 sixth forms in the South West have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Sixth forms in the South West, explained

There are 344 sixth forms in the South West, teaching 274,172 children. 16 are run by the council and 212 are academies or free schools. Among them are 71 special and 82 independent schools.

93% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 21 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in South West sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 48.5 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

20.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,364 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 24.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many sixth forms are in the South West?
There are 344 sixth forms in the South West, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in the South West?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in the South West on Eduscope are Pate's Grammar School, Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School and Stroud High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding sixth forms are in the South West?
the South West has 21 sixth forms rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 152 are rated Good, meaning 93% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are sixth forms in the South West ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in the South West sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in the South West is 16:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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