Join Leweston Sixth Form | Admissions, Scholarships and Fees

Choosing where to do your A Levels matters more than most decisions made at sixteen, and it is worth taking the time to get it right. The right Sixth Form is not necessarily the biggest, or the one with the best average results, or the one your friends are going to. It is the one where you will actually thrive, where the teaching suits the way you work, where you are known as an individual rather than a candidate, and where the next two years feel purposeful rather than just pressured.

If any of that sounds like what you are looking for, it is worth a visit.

Email the admissions team at admissions@leweston.dorset.sch.uk

Who joins the Sixth Form here

Leweston Sixth Form students come from schools across the South West, the wider UK and overseas, from independent schools and state schools. Some have been at Leweston since Prep; others arrive having heard about the Sixth Form from someone who knew it. What they tend to have in common is that they want to be taught properly and treated like adults, without the social pressure that makes some larger Sixth Forms exhausting.

Entry requirements

The standard offer is based on predicted and confirmed GCSE grades, a school report and a conversation with the Headmaster. Most applicants are expected to have:

Six GCSEs at grade 5 or above
Grade 7 or above in subjects to be studied at A Level
Grade 5 or above in English Language and Mathematics

If your situation does not fit neatly into those criteria, if your school calculates grades differently, if there are circumstances that affected your GCSEs, or if you want to study a subject you have not taken before, contact us and we will have a direct conversation about it. The requirements are a guide, and the Headmaster makes all offers individually.

What the process involves

A visit first, ideally a personalised one built around the subjects you are interested in rather than a standard tour. Then registration. Then a taster day, which is a full day joining lessons in your intended subjects with the teachers who would be teaching you. The interview with the Headmaster usually happens on the same day. If everyone is satisfied afterwards, a conditional offer follows subject to GCSE results.

All the ways to visit, including Experience Leweston and the Year 10 Sixth Form Introduction Day are on our Visit page.

Taster Days

All prospective Sixth Form students are invited to spend a day in the Sixth Form before a place is confirmed. Sixth Form tasters are tailored to the individual, they are built around the subjects you intend to study, not a generic tour of the school.

What the day involves

Lessons in the A Level or BTEC subjects you are considering, with the teachers who would be teaching you
Time with current Sixth Form students to get an honest picture of what the work and the community are actually like
A meeting with the Head of Sixth Form
Lunch with current students

The taster day is usually combined with the interview with the Headmaster. The admissions team will arrange both together when you book. The whole day gives both you and us what we need to make a good decision.

Boarding tasters

If you are considering boarding in the Sixth Form, you are welcome to add an overnight stay to your taster day. Sixth Form boarders live in a dedicated part of the boarding house with considerably more independence than younger pupils, and an overnight stay gives you a realistic sense of what that involves. Please mention it when you contact the admissions team.

Joining from Other Schools

Every year students join us from other schools, both maintained and independent, and settle quickly. The academic transition is well supported and the admissions process is the same regardless of background. If you have questions about what the move involves practically, how the teaching differs, what the workload is like, whether the social environment will suit you, we are happy to talk it through before you commit to anything.