SIXTH FORM NEWS - OCTOBER 2025
Our Sixth Form motto is ‘Own Your Journey, Create your Future’ which really emphasises the importance of students making the most of every opportunity provided to them in order to open up more opportunities further down the line. Our bespoke curriculum and leadership opportunities allow students to own their journeys and create their future, wherever they choose their destination to be.
Sixth Form Open Evening - Thursday 27th November
A lot has changed in the Sixth Form over the last year or so, including the Elective Curriculum, Societies and Leadership opportunities, and you will hear more about this in the Sixth Form Open Evening on 27th November. This incredibly popular event is open to all our current Year 11 students and their parents and there are limited tickets available to those students currently studying elsewhere but tickets do go quickly. A letter about this will be going out in due course.
Year 13 2025 Results and Destinations
We are incredibly proud of our A Level results and we are particularly proud of our last Year 13 cohort. These students, who have just finished their A Levels here, have left a legacy which really demonstrates the academic excellence which can be achieved through hard work and dedication. 33% of grades were an A or an A*. We had record numbers of students gaining a place at Russell Group Universities including Oxford and Cambridge and our Raising Aspirations programmes ensured students entered courses in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
Students are studying other courses ranging from Economics and Games Design, to Computer Science, Engineering, Optometry, Neuroscience, Fashion Management and Law as well as high level Degree Apprenticeships.
Sixth Form Successes!
We would like to congratulate two Year 13 students on their recent successes in essay competitions.
Ishwa has won the KMPG Young Economist of the Year Award after submitting her winning essay on 'What are the economic consequences of a falling birth rate and what approaches can be taken to mitigate these?'. As a finalist she was invited to visit Downing Street and KPMG's Main Office, and as the winner, her essay will be published in the Financial Times.
Makayla is also celebrating after achieving a coveted Very High Commendation in the 2025 Global Essay Prize in Politics, awarded by the John Locke Institute, Princeton. This puts her in the top 2% of entrants.
Huge congratulations to both students for this recognition of all their
hard work.
Year 12 Induction and Working Together Evening
At the start of the year it was great to welcome both familiar faces and new students during the Year 12 induction program which combined both academic lessons and opportunities to make new friends and get to know the Sixth Form staff and students. Students had the opportunity to work as a team to compete for Housepoints and gain Form Group Awards.
Our Working Together Evening invited Year 12 students and their parents/carers to come into school and gain information about how best to support students throughout the next two years.
Academic Electives
In addition to our core curriculum of 3 A Levels, students in the Sixth Form have the opportunity to take an additional Level 3 qualification in Year 12. Students are settling into their additional studies of either:
- Extended Project Qualification
- Accreditation in Languages for Business (Spanish)
- Sport Leadership
- Gold Arts Award
- AS Mathematics
- AS Further Mathematics
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate
UCAS (University Application)
Our Year 13 potential Oxbridge and Medics/Vets/Dentist students have been making appointments to send off their UCAS applications. Every time a student’s application is sent off, they ‘Ring the Bell’ in the Sixth Form to celebrate, which creates a real ‘buzz’ in the Sixth Form Centre.
Black History Month
Our Head Student Team and Diversity Leaders (current Year 13) have been planning a series of activities and assemblies for Black History Month which includes a poetry and spoken word competition, and a House Competition based on ‘Icons of Influence’ which will involve the all students from Years 7 - 13 but led by the Sixth Form students.
Join Our Mailing List
There is a Sixth Form mailing list of nearly 400 parents/carers and students who are already, currently studying at other schools who have asked for information on the Sixth Form here at DGGS. At least once a term I update this list with news and information about the Sixth Form and its students. Please sign up to the mailing list to keep up to date with information.
You do not need to apply for a place in our Sixth Form until Results Day on 22nd August
Miss K Cooper
Assistant Headteacher - Head of Sixth Form