Thank you to everyone who has submitted an application to join the sixth form at Forge in September 2025. You will receive a letter via email informing you of the next steps.
We are currently devising option blocks for academic year 2025/26, based on what applicants who’ve applied so far have opted for. Applications will reopen in January 2025 for anyone who still wishes to apply for a place in sixth form.
Anyone applying from January 2025 onwards will be able to select A level and / or BTEC courses from our pre-set option blocks and will also receive a learning grant of £400 (£200 per academic year) if they enrol as a year 12 student in September 2025.
What happens after an application has been submitted?
Once you have submitted an application form you will be invited to attend an interview (parents/carers are welcome to attend the interview also). At the end of the interview it will be confirmed whether you have been awarded a place in sixth form. It is important to note that, whilst places in sixth form are awarded on the day of interviews, final subject choices cannot be fully confirmed until you have received your GCSE results.
If you are awarded a place in sixth form we’ll keep in touch with you after your interview with any relevant updates. You’ll be invited to a summer term induction day, during which you’ll get to meet the teachers who will deliver the subjects you’re looking to take and other students who will be joining you in the sixth form. We’ll also give you some transition work to help prepare for the courses you’re looking to take.
If you are interested in joining our sixth form and have any questions, please contact Mr Darren Grimes (Assistant Principal KS5): [email protected]