Destinations after Sixth Form

Sixth Form Prospectus for the school year 2023-24

Destinations after Sixth Form

Results Days have been happy events too. Typically between 75% to 85% of students go to university, with other students choosing higher and degree apprenticeships, local education courses and employment. Of those going to university, between 80 and 85% will make their first choice, with practically everyone getting into their second choice. There have been great stories across the board, several students leaving for sought after Degree and Higher Apprenticeships with Balfour Beatty, National Grid and Jaguar Land Rover. In recent years a good number of students have gone on to study Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science. Oxbridge students have gone to study Maths, English, Natural Sciences, Politics, Philosophy, History, German and Computer Science. Others have gone on to Architecture, Law, Languages, English and History at highly competitive universities including UCL, Warwick, Durham and Imperial College. All the subjects taught at Highfields have been represented in degree course choices. Average GCSE point score calculation

This is the mean average. This is calculated by adding up all the point scores from each of your subjects and dividing by the number of subjects you are taking as shown in the tables below.

GCSE Grade

A* A B C D E F U

Point Score

8.5 7 5.5 4 3 2 1 0 Example: A student achieves the following grades:

GCSE Grade Point Score

7 7 5.5 5.5 4 4 3 2

7 7 5.5 5.5 4 4 3 2 Total: 38

Total ÷ number of subjects = Mean Average 38 ÷ 8 = 4.5

This is a good school. Ofsted, May 2017 A good school with an outstanding Sixth Form. Ofsted, October 2012