How to Apply
Applications for September 2027 will open on Thursday 12th November 2026.
If you need any assistance, or would like to make a general enquiry, please email our sixth form admissions team:
sixthformadmissions@stjohns.excalibur.org.uk.
Link to Excalibur Academies Trust Full Admissions PoliciesKey Sixth Form Admissions Dates
- Thursday 12th November 2026: Open Evening 4.30pm – 7.00pm. Talks at 4.45pm and 5.45pm.
- Friday 29th January 2027: Application Deadline for September 2027 entry
- Commencing Late-Feb/ Early-March 2027: Internal Interviews (Exact dates TBC)
- Commencing Mid-March 2027: External Interviews (Exact dates TBC)
- TBC June/July 2027: Applicant Day
- Thursday 19th August 2027: GCSE Results and Registration Day (Internal Students AM. External Students PM)
- TBC Start September 2027: Year 12 commence at St John’s
Key Dates for Sixth Form 2026-2027For enquiries about Sixth Form Admissions, please contact our Sixth Form Manager, Mrs C Ducker on 01672 519537 or 
sixthformadmissions@stjohns.excalibur.org.uk
Admissions FAQ
Talk to your tutor, or email Mrs C Duker on sixthformadmissions@stjohns.excalibur.org.uk who will be able to put you in touch with the right person.
If your grade average is 7 or higher you can take 4 subjects, but we usually recommend choosing 3. Choose the 3 subjects you are most interested in. You will be asked to complete summer work for your chosen subjects. If you are undecided it can be helpful to look at the work for the other subject. We also offer the EPQ which is a great way to study a subject that interests you.
There will be more information on the EPQ at the start of Year 12, in school. You can attend the session and sign up there.
Yes! You can still swap subjects, if there is space on the course and it fits in your timetable, for the first 2 full weeks of term. Remember you will be expected to complete the summer work even if you swap in later.
Yes, you will be invited in for an Induction Day in the summer term. You will be able to take a taster class for the subjects you pick, meet other students and spend some time in Sixth Form. There is also the chance to ask questions and discuss your choices at the Sixth Form Interview in the Spring.
You can buy lunch in the Sixth Form Common Room café or Pod outside, bring in your own food or go into town from Period 4, 12.25. Students can choose to walk to into town or sit in the common room to eat. The Sixth Form corridor also has seating. Year 12 and 13 have different break and lunch times so there is space to sit down.
In the Common Room, you can use your ID badge to pay using money from your Parent Pay account. You can also pay by contactless card from your bank account.
Please talk to Mrs C Duker, our Sixth Form Manager, who will be able to help or put you in touch with the right person. If you are in Year 11 at St John’s you can visit the Sixth Form Office in S302. If you are applying from outside St John’s, please call 01672 519537 or email sixthformadmissions@stjohns.excalibur.org.uk .