Applications to study at Bishop Challoner Sixth Form from September 2026 are now open.
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How to Apply
All students are required to complete application forms through Applicaa. If you are not currently attending Bishop Challoner you will need to make an account. All current Bishop Challoner students will receive a welcome email with a username and temporary password. All stages of the application process will be submitted through Applicaa. This includes any conditional offers, interviews, taster days and enrolment. It is therefore important you check your email regularly for any updates.
Interviews will take place from February with one of the Sixth Form Team, where you will be asked to bring your most recent academic report with predicted GCSE grades. This is the ideal opportunity for you to find out more about Bishop Challoner Sixth Form College and discuss your subject choices. It is also a chance for us to find out more about you. If the meeting is successful you will receive a conditional offer of a place through Applicaa, dependent on you meeting our entry requirements (see above).
If you do not currently attend Bishop Challoner Catholic College, you will be invited to a taster day that will take place during the summer term, which will give you the chance to sample Sixth Form lessons and meet other students before September.
Enrolment takes place on GCSE results day. On this day you will have the opportunity to review your original course choices and make any changes in Applicaa. Full details of these arrangements will be sent to you in the summer term.
Entry Requirements
Generally we require a minimum of 6 GCSEs at grade 4 and above (including English and Mathematics).
If you wish to continue to study a subject at A Level, we require a minimum of GCSE grade 6 in that subject (for example, to study A Level Business Studies you will need a minimum of a grade 6 in GCSE Business).
There are also subject specific entry requirements which can be seen below.
If you narrowly miss these grades, we will consider additional evidence on a case by case basis.
Further Information
Late applications will not normally be accepted beyond the first Friday in October.
Unsuccessful applicants have the right to appeal and must follow the appeal admission timetable.
The full admission policy and appeal timetable can be found on the school website.
The 16-19 Bursary is a grant intended to help students at Bishop Challoner Sixth Form who are in financial hardship in regard to essential costs of school i.e. travel or equipment. You can apply if either of the following relates to you:
OPTION 1 DISCRETIONARY BURSARY
You are between the ages of 16-19, and enrolled in full time studies at Bishop Challoner Sixth Form. You live in a household where the total household income is less than £25,500, and you have the right to live in the UK and have been a UK resident for at least 3 years prior. (If you have either indefinite leave to enter or right to remain in the UK, you must provide a copy of your Home Office letter)
OPTION 2 VULNERABLE BURSARY
You are identified as a vulnerable learner. Vulnerable learner groups are: young people who are in or recently left care, young people who get Income Support or Universal Credit because they’re financially supporting themselves, young people who are receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in their name and either Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Universal Credit or receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
The Bursary fund can help to contribute towards the cost of essential items, this is dependant on individual eligibility and needs:
- Bus pass to travel to school
- Lunch Money
- Textbooks
- Mandatory school trips
- Extra Supplies (ie art)