Our daily routines and educational practice are rooted in the twin values of Dignity and Respect.
The school values of Dignity and Respect are rooted at our core; we endeavour to help students settle into Sixth Form life quickly and become part of the ‘Sixth Form Family’, the big brothers and sisters of our school community.
You can see the interior of our exciting New Sixth Form Building, designed by Roberts Limbrick Architects which opened at Easter 2025.
To apply to Waddesdon Sixth Form for September 2025, please follow these steps:
Step 1 in late November: Read our new Sixth Form Prospectus carefully. It is updated and released each year on our Sixth Form Open Evening in late November. Click on the image to view our subject pages from page 18 onwards.
Step 2 in late November: Attend our Sixth Form Open Evening which happens in late November each year. Details are published on the school website from late September. We hold a subject fair from 6pm to 7pm so applicants can speak to current students and teachers. There is then a formal presentation at 7pm, led by our Head Students, Headteacher and Head of Sixth Form. For 2026 entry, it will take place on Thursday 27th November 2025.
Step 3 in late November/early December:Tell us which three subjects you are interested in taking in Sixth Form via an e-form. This is available below from Sixth Form Open Evening until 11th December. This is an initial expression of interest only.
The following website provides useful advice and guidance about subject combinations and future careers options:https://www.informedchoices.ac.uk/start
The initial expression of interest e-form is found here: the e-form link will go live on Open Evening to be submitted by the deadline of 11th December.
We then work hard on our subject option blocks to enable as many students as possible to study their chosen combination of subjects.
Step 4 from mid-January to mid-February: Review our subject option blocks and complete your full e-application form.
After we publish our subject option blocks, we then invite full e-applications from students. We ask students to select the three subjects they want to take in Sixth Form. Each of their three subjects must come from a different option block.
Link to full e-application form: (e-application form link will go live in mid-January with the deadline for submission as the first Monday after February half term)
Subject Option Blocks: will be confirmed here in mid-January
The deadline for the submission of the full e-application form is the first Monday after February half term which is 23rd February 2026.
Step 5 from February to June: take part in your Sixth Form Consultation in school or via telephone. We talk to you about your interests, subject choices and what you might want to do in the future after Sixth Form. We set up the appointments with students new to Waddesdon via email. Conditional offer letters are posted home in early June.
Step 6 in late June: Attend our Sixth Form Foundation Day when all applicants are invited into school to experience our unique ethos and sample Sixth Form lessons. This takes place on Wednesday 24th June 2026. We will explain how Foundation Day works at your consultation and provide further details in your conditional offer letter.
Step 7 on GCSE Results Day in August and the following day:Enrolment in Sixth Form if you have met our entry requirements.
You can find our full Admissions Policy here: Apply to Waddesdon
Year 11 students and their families are warmly invited to our Sixth Form Open Evening on Thursday 27th November.
There will be a Subject Fair from 6pm, followed by a Presentation at 7pm.
You will also have the opportunity to explore our brand new Sixth Form Building. You do not need to book.
Our new prospectus will be available here from Open Evening onwards: https://www.waddesdonschool.com/joining-our-sixth-form/
We look forward to seeing you there!
Ample parking will be available thanks to our close partnership with Waddesdon Manor.
The main Waddesdon Manor Gate on Silk Street will be open for you, which is just off the A41, near the Five Arrows Hotel. After you go through the gate, turn left to go into their main visitors' car park (satnav postcode: HP18 0JH). Drive past the Visitors' Pavillion on your right through the main car park, and at the end of the main car park, turn left into the overspill car park. Students will be in the overspill car park entrance to point you in the right direction. There will be a lit path onto Waddesdon Greenway to walk around to the school which will take a few minutes. Do leave an additional 10 minutes journey time to get to school in good time.