St Catherine's Sixth Form
Her next chapter starts here
Two years that change everything. Twenty-six A Level subjects, a
university programme that begins in Lower Sixth, and a community of 160
girls who leave here knowing exactly what they are capable of.
Why choose St Catherine's
Our Sixth Form is deliberately small enough that every girl is known, and deliberately ambitious enough that none of them coast. Teaching happens in groups of eight to twelve. Tutors stay with their form for both years. And the conversation about what comes next starts on day one, not in the January of Upper Sixth.
8–12
Girls per set
Seminar-scale teaching. Nowhere to hide, and no need to.
26
A Level subjects
Including four she will not have met before Lower Sixth.
1:1
University mentoring
A named adviser from the first term of Lower Sixth to results day.
160
In the Sixth Form
Day girls and boarders, with around a quarter joining us at 16+.
Sixth Form curriculum
In the Sixth Form, girls specialise in three A Level subjects, chosen with complete flexibility and studied in real depth, or four A Levels where a girl is studying Further Mathematics or where an additional subject suits her aptitude. In addition, all Sixth Form pupils embark on the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). Subject choices are built in conversation with her Tutor and her Head of Department – not from a grid.
UCAS & university preparation
The application is the easy part. The work is knowing what she wants, and being able to argue for it. Our programme runs across four terms, with a named adviser, mock interviews with subject specialists, and admissions-test coaching in school for Oxbridge, medicine, law and the LNAT.
-
Lower 6, spring term
How to choose a university, university research, degree apprenticeships, studying abroad, alumnae insights, gap year information, 1-2-1 consultations
-
Lower 6, summer term
University visits, UCAS grades given to girls, begin your UCAS log, course research, how to write your personal statement, personal statement workshops, Oxbridge workshop, support with medical applications
-
Upper 6, autumn term
UCAS evening, 1-2-1 UCAS support, support in finalising personal statements, UCAS application review, October – UCAS forms and personal statements submitted, interview preparation and practice
-
Upper 6, summer term
June – UCAS decisions required, August – exam results, confirm acceptance or enter clearing, post-results guidance
Futures:Sixth
One afternoon a week, for two years, given over to the things a transcript cannot show: money, negotiation, risk, wellbeing, and how to hold a room. Taught by our staff, our alumnae and the parents who do these jobs.
- Careers education and university preparation
- AI literacy and digital judgement
- Entrepreneurialism and financial literacy
- Leadership, political literacy and the skills of independent adult life
Results & destinations
Results matter because of the doors they open. In 2026 our girls went on to study everything from Human Sciences to Performance Costume, at home and abroad.
- 64% A*–A at A Level
- 89% A*–B at A Level
- 92% To first-choice university
- 31 Russell Group places
Where they went, 2026
Cambridge · Oxford · Bath · Edinburgh
Durham · Bristol · Exeter · Portsmouth
Lancaster · Leeds · Cardiff · Newcastle
Surrey · Leicester · Warwick · York
What they study
Modern Languages, Business
Natural Sciences, Human Sciences
Medicine, Pharmacy, Medical Biochemistry
Performance Costume, Film Studies
Other routes
Degree apprenticeships
Conservatoire and drama school
International applications
Structured gap years
Leadership
Every girl in the Sixth Form holds a role. Not a badge – a remit, a budget where relevant, and a younger year group who will notice whether she turns up.
- Head Girl team
- Sixth Form Prefect Leadership Team
- House and Sports Captains
- Music and Drama Leads
- Subject ambassadors
- Community outreach
The St Cat's Network for Life
She leaves in July and the network starts in September. Eleven thousand Old Girls across sixty countries – mentors, placement hosts, interview practice, first jobs and a sofa in a new city. For life, and it costs her nothing.
8,500 members
Old Girls in sixty countries, one message away from the day she leaves.
Uni Buddy Scheme
A student at her chosen university, paired with her before she arrives.
Careers Seminars
Alumnae in medicine, law, engineering and the arts, back each term to talk shop.
Travel Awards
Grants for gap-year projects, expeditions and placements abroad.
London Network Events
Evenings in the city, from first-job drinks to mentoring circles.
