Sixth Form Admissions
Heathcote has been delighted with the success of our Sixth Form, which opened in a new specially-designed building in 2011.
If you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us on the following email address heathcote.sixthform@heathcote.waltham.sch.uk, or telephone Ms Wright or Ms Baker on 020 8498 5110. Alternatively please fill out our contact form here.
Sixth Form Open Evening 2023
Our Open Evening will take place on Thursday 2nd February from 5.00pm to 7pm. Headteacher's speeches swill be at 5.30pm and 6.30pm. We will be offering individual family tours of our Sixth Form building starting from November 2022 and booking for these tours will be open shortly on this website.
Joining us in 2023
Application for entry into the Heathcote Sixth Form in September 2023 will be open shortly, please continue to check our website for updates.
Sixth Form Applications
When choosing your programme of study, you should consider suitable combinations of courses. You will be choosing 3 or 4 subjects to study at A’ Level or BTEC level 3 and your choices can be exclusively A’ Level or BTEC, or a combination of the 2 courses, depending on your subject preferences and whether you achieve the entry criteria for each course. Pupils are also welcome to apply to study our Level 2 City & Guilds Construction. For further details on courses and entry requirements, please see the Sixth Form prospectus.
There are some combinations of subjects which are preferred or required by universities as enrolment criteria for degree courses. example of this are:
- Chemistry, Biology (required) and Maths to study Medicine or Veterinary Science
- Physics and Mathematics required for Engineering courses. Chemistry will also be required for Chemical Engineering course.
- Mathematics is usually specified plus one additional Science for Architecture course
Please review this prior to selecting your course of study. However, many pupils may not be certain of the career pathway and, in this case, choose subjects that you are good at, that you enjoy and that will provide you with a broad range of knowledge and skills.
Applications will be open shortly!
As part of the application process, a number of Heathcote School policies must be read and agreed to by the parent and pupil. For reference a copy of these policies are as follows:
Sixth Form Conditional Offers Contract