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JOINING THE SIXTH FORM
16+ entry in September 2026
Please contact our Admissions on admissions@swps.org.uk if you would like to make a late application for September 2025
Candidates born between 1 September 2009 - 31 August 2010
Apply online
Registration for entry to Year 12 in September 2026 is now open, with a deadline of noon on Tuesday 15 October to apply.
Assessments and Interview
All applicants will be invited to sit the entrance test at Sir William Perkins’s School in November. You will have an interview with a senior member of staff and we will request a report from your current school notifying us of your predicted grades for GCSE.
Scholarships
If you are also invited to audition for an Art, Drama, Music or Sport Scholarship, these will take place in late November.
Decisions
Decisions will be emailed to parents on December 2025 and offers are conditional upon students achieving at least six GCSE grades at Grade 7 at least. The deadline for acceptance will be Tuesday 16 December 2025 at noon.
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