Your journey to Sixth Form is a hugely important part of your journey through school. We want everyone to feel welcome, prepared, secure and happy in their transition to Sixth Form, whether they are coming from Year 11 at The Abbey or joining us from elsewhere.

We aim to make this transition as smooth as possible: so whether it’s feeling comfortable with the subjects you’ve chosen, getting to know the Sixth Form Centre, or connecting with our Sixth Form students and staff, we’ve got you covered.

Existing Abbey students look at our Sixth Form induction programme. External applicants should review our admissions pages to find out about their journey.

All students come together after GCSEs before the longest summer holidays of your life! We welcome you together a day getting into the groove of Sixth Form.

Once Sixth Form begins there’s loads to help you settle in:

• Induction Day: come in one day before the rest of the school arrives to meet your tutor, orientate yourself in the Sixth Form Centre and get pre-term admin sorted.
• Team Building Trip: it’s important that you take time out to enjoy yourself, so at the start of term we head offsite to enjoy the company of friends in a more relaxed setting.
• New Students Tea Party: if you were new to us in Year 12, this is an opportunity to get together with other new students and share your experiences of the first few weeks over tea and cake – we all love cake.
• Movie and Pizza Night: our final Induction Activity. You, friends, a great movie, a comfy sofa, pizza, popcorn and sweets… Enjoy!