2023 to 2024 data is now available. Please click on the link below.
CONTEXT
S6C specialises in Key Stage 5 education and our students leave us as mature young adults who have thrived both academically and socially. Our ethos is to provide a bridge to university, higher apprenticeships and adult life, and our students’ success cannot simply be expressed using data. Importantly, we do not limit our students’ horizons or ambitions based on their Key Stage 4 performance (Level 2 GCSE and Vocational course results), known as ‘average prior attainment’.
During their journey with S6C, students have a range of opportunities within and outside of the classroom and our fantastic staff nurture and challenge them to aim high. In Year 12 students receive a study skills programme that supports their transition from GCSE to Level 3. Year 13 takes these skills further as students are encouraged to focus on their future destination and the path to success in their chosen Level 3 A Levels and Vocational courses.
2024 PERFORMANCE REVIEW
QUALIFICATIONS
- In July 2024 our A-level students averaged a progress score of +0.22 which is above the national average.
- The wide range of average prior attainment for the cohort demonstrates our inclusive character and varied from very high (mostly grade 8/9 at GCSE) to low (mostly grade 3 at GCSE) with the average being 5.
- 99% of our students graduated with the vast majority gaining three Level 3 qualifications (A Levels and equivalent Technical courses), including those students who arrived with the lowest prior attainment, those who needed to re-sit GCSE English Language and Mathematics, and those who also passed the additional EPQ qualification.
- 153 grades were awarded at the top level of A*/A or D*/D (120 in 2023), including several students who had the very highest grades across all of their subjects.
- The progress of our SEND students out performed our non SEND students across the college.
- Students who complete the EPQ qualification in addition to their main courses continue to perform exceptionally well with most achieving an A*/A grade.
- The small group of students who are required to re-sit either GCSE English or GCSE Mathematics in line with government policy and to improve future study or employment chances, continue to perform above the national average. They are not limited at S6C to achieving the target grade (four) and regularly pass at a higher grade.
DESTINATIONS
73 students gained a place at university, with students attending eight different Russell Group universities on wide ranging courses such as Law, Psychology, Software Engineering, History, Environmental Sustainability, English Literature and Nursing. Other popular courses included Midwifery, Film, Geography, Esports, Marketing, Primary Education and Sociology with popular university choices including Bath Spa, Bournemouth, Bristol, University of the West of England, College of Esports, Portsmouth, Southampton and Winchester.
Students have also secured apprenticeships with employers including the RAF and South Western Railway. Students who have gone into employment gained jobs in retail (including team leader), hospitality (including management), Wiltshire Council, British Armed Forces, Trethowans Solicitors, Salisbury Medical Practice, Leehurst Swan, Wilsons Solicitors and Not Just Backs.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
As part of their character curriculum, students are strongly encouraged to take part in a wide range of extra curricular activities. This year students have joined Volunteering Programmes, the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, the Bournemouth Football Academy and Salisbury Rugby Academy and have joined Knitting, Esports and Netball clubs to name a few.
OFSTED
Rated Good in 2017 and 2022
