Looking forward
Your journey towards the Sixth Form
Choosing your GCSE options is the first step on a path which will lead to the Sixth Form and then on to university and a career. Headington Rye Oxford Sixth Form provides you with the best combination of the reassuring familiarity of trusted teachers and good friends and the excitement of new freedoms and new opportunities, with new friends, in a new specialist Sixth Form space. We are proud to be a centre of academic excellence where you will work hard and play hard, supported by outstanding and experienced pastoral care.
Headington Rye Oxford Sixth Form offers you exciting opportunities to ensure you are fully prepared for your future, both academically and personally. We are here to support you on every step of the journey. In L5 and U5 you will begin to get to know the Sixth Form and think about your options for the future. You will be able to sample Sixth Form life at Headington Rye Oxford during your GCSE years.
Academic Excellence
As well as our excellent A Level programme, Headington Rye Oxford Sixth Form offers many opportunities to explore the subjects you are passionate about beyond the classroom.
The Academic Skills Programme gives you training in the sophisticated skills needed for academic success in Higher Education. This accelerates your preparation for university applications, interviews and undergraduate study.
Many sixth formers opt for the highly regarded Extended Project Qualification. In it, they carry out in-depth independent research into a topic of their choice, often interdisciplinary, supported by a one-to-one relationship with a supervisor.
A wide range of talks and societies offers chances to interact with academics and experts in an impressive range of disciplines, encouraging our sixth formers not only to think with impressive agility but to question incisively as they engage with new and highly complex ideas.
Choice
You choose the subjects you wish to study and we make the timetable to fit. We pride ourselves on making any subject combination possible as long as the minimum number of students required in individual classes is reached. The subjects on offer include exciting new options such as Economics, History of Art, Psychology and Politics.
You can choose to get involved in a wide range of academic and extra-curricular activities, from academic conferences to volunteering in Africa, from Model United Nations to Young Enterprise. Sixth formers also take a leading role in Sport, the Arts and the House system.
Leadership
As the senior girls in the School, sixth formers take the lead across every aspect of school life.
Will you be elected Head Girl, selected as Hockey Captain, star in the school play or lead the orchestra? Will you be a Prefect or Head of House, supporting girls and inspiring others?
Headington Rye Oxford and Beyond
Headington Rye Oxford sixth formers leave school fully prepared for all that life has to offer and equipped for their next steps, whatever they may be. Every year, Headington Rye Oxford students successfully gain places on the most competitive courses at the most competitive universities. There is excellent support for applications to world class universities, with the Oxbridge Programme, Medicine/Dentistry/Veterinary Science Programme and Overseas University Programme supporting students to succeed against global competition. In addition, we have experience of giving specialist support for applications to drama school, art school, dance academies, music conservatoires and prestigious employer-based training programmes.
