Both internal and external students wishing to enter the sixth form will be expected to have met the same minimum academic entry requirements for the sixth form. These are five Grade 9-4 GCSEs including two Grade 6’s and English Language and Mathematics at Grade 4 or above. Students who have not achieved a GCSE Grade 4 in English Language or Mathematics will be expected to achieve this during the first year of study.

In addition to the sixth form’s minimum academic entry requirements pupils will need to satisfy minimum entrance requirements to the courses for which they are applying. If either internal or external applicants fail to meet the minimum course requirements, they will be given the opportunity of pursuing any alternative courses for which they do meet the minimum academic requirements. Course requirements are published on the subject pages of this prospectus.

When Year 12 is undersubscribed, all applicants meeting the minimum academic entry requirements will be admitted or permitted to progress.

When there are more external applicants that satisfy any academic entry requirements priority will be given in accordance with the oversubscription criteria set out below.

Where there is space in Year 13, i.e. where there are fewer than 100 pupils in the year group, the school will admit additional pupils up to this number using the oversubscription criteria set out below.

Where there are more applications for places than the number of places available, places will be offered according to the following order of priority. If there is oversubscription within a category, the Local Governing Body will give priority firstly to children who will have a brother or sister attending Hagley Catholic High School at the time of admission and then secondly to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance. For further clarification on our admissions arrangements for the academic year 2025/6 please refer to the school website.

The admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan is dealt with a completely separate procedure. Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan that names the school must be admitted. Where this takes place before the allocation of places under these arrangements this will reduce the number of places available to other children.

An Education, Health and Care Plan is a plan made by the local authority under section 37 of the Children and Families Act 2014, specifying the special educational provision required for a child.

1 Students who are looked after or previously looked after and who achieve the entry requirement.

2 Other students who wish to be considered for a place at Hagley Catholic High School.

3 Students either from Hagley Catholic High School or any other school who do not achieve the entry requirement but request admittance on the grounds of special consideration.

THE 7 STAGES OF APPLICATION
The process of applying to the Sixth Form is straightforward.
Here we outline the different stages and key dates for you to plan for.

During the Autumn Term you will receive an invitation to the Hagley Sixth Form Open Evening for you and your parents to come along.
If you are interested in staying on at Hagley, then you must complete an application form and submit it before the end of the Autumn Term (December 2024).
Applications can be made online via the Sixth Form section of the school website.
By the Spring half term all applications will have been processed, places offered, and Sixth Form timetable blocks will then be drawn up on the basis of your choices.
After your GCSEs are over, you will be invited to return to school on Induction Day when you can find more about your A Level subject choices and confirm or change your options if necessary.
When the GCSE results come out in August, Mr Behan will examine the GCSE results of all Sixth Form applicants and compare them with Sixth Form course choices. Every Sixth Form applicant will then receive a personal letter, either confirming their original choice of courses, or recommending a changed course on the basis of performance at GCSE.
All new Sixth Formers are then invited to enrol in school as soon as they receive their GCSE results.