Consultation - Sixth Form Admissions Policy 2027/2028

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This is important correspondence relating to admissions; The Governing Body of Richard Challoner School is consulting on the proposed admissions arrangements for Sixth Form entry in 2027/2028. The consultation period will run for a period of 6 weeks from Friday 12 December 2025 to Friday 23 January 2026.

The Governing Body proposes the following change:

PROPOSED

Preferred Courses

Please note that the school cannot guarantee that a student will be able to study their preferred course(s). Where a course is heavily oversubscribed, places will be allocated according to these over-subscription criteria. Where insufficient numbers request a course, the course may be withdrawn.

CURRENT

Preferred Courses

Please note that the school cannot guarantee that a student will be able to study their preferred course(s). Where a course is heavily oversubscribed, places will be allocated based on GCSE points score, with the highest scoring students receiving preference for places on a course. Where insufficient numbers request a course, the course may be withdrawn.

Please see our proposed Sixth Form Admissions Policy 2027/2028 by clicking here.

If you would like to make any comments or objections to the above proposal, please submit your comments by Friday 23 January 2026 as follows:

via Form: Consultation Form

OR

via Post: Sixth Form Office Manager & Admissions Officer, Richard Challoner School, Manor Drive North, New Malden, KT3 5PE