Our Sixth Form Centre is situated in a totally refurbished building adjacent to Gateways School. It has been designed as a working space with different zones created for different ways of working. Additional facilities include a café space and a 6th Form only gym. Students still benefit from our small class sizes and can experience independence with all the facilities of Gateways School just around the corner!
TAKE A VIRTUAL TOURInvolvement in a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities is offered and encouraged in Sixth Form. Students can choose from a wide range of clubs including the Combined Cadet Force (CCF), the school choir, current affairs club, board games club and various sports clubs. Many of these clubs help pupils to develop interests and skills which may be useful to them for their chosen career. Pupils are encouraged to help lead clubs and to start new ones should they wish.
Students are offered the opportunity to attend a Toastmasters evening where following an evening meal, students partake in a variety of speech and word games in a fun and relaxed setting.
Driving lessons can also be taken during non-contact periods.
More information on Community Outreach, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and other ways in which pupils can develop themselves as individuals can be found under the Enrichment Section.
As well as the sports clubs on offer, a weekly games session is offered to students as part of their Sixth Form timetable. This involves various activities such as pilates, golf, padel and high intensity workouts. This is part of our commitment to students physical and mental wellbeing.
In addition girls have the chance to play for the Seniors Netball Team should they wish to continue with competitive sport on behalf of the school. Boys have the opportunity to play for the Senior Football and Basketball Teams.
The Sixth Form has its own well-equipped gym, including Peloton bikes, which students can use between 8am-5pm, once they have completed their induction.
Students are able to take part in a number of cultural and historical visits throughout their two years in Sixth Form. Opportunities further afield include a biannual sports tour (the destination in 2024 was Gibraltar), a CCF week at an army camp and the annual ski trip which runs during February half term. In July 2025 Lower 6 students undertook a trip to Krakow, part of which involved a visit to Auschwitz.
Field trips form a part of some courses such as biology and geography, covering areas such as Iceland, the East Coast, Malham and Paris.
Gateways Educational Trust Limited is a registered Charity No. 529206.
Gateways Educational Trust Limited is registered in England No. 702484.
