Welcome to the Sixth Form
“Learners achieve exceptionally well in the sixth form” Ofsted 2016
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Dear Student As you read this introduction to the Sixth Form at Bishop’s Hatfield, you are in the process of making a decision which may well influence the rest of your life. We hope that we will be able to give you the necessary information to find out if “Bishop’s” is the right place to meet your needs. The Sixth Form is a happy blend of newcomers, consortium students and students continuing with the Bishop’s Hatfield experience. All come together to contribute to a diverse, stimulating and interesting school community. We will have high expectations of you: We look for commitment to and responsibility for your own learning and we will encourage these through good teaching, advice and support. We will help you to learn to manage your time efficiently and to develop independent learning skills to pursue your studies and to lead a happy, healthy and full life in and out of school. Our expectation is that you will set yourself the highest of standards and will not settle for second best. The school enjoys an excellent reputation for being a place of genuine opportunity and advancement and we hope that on joining the Sixth Form you would strive to maintain and enhance that reputation further. Our Sixth Form is genuinely open to all who can benefit from what we have to offer. The Sixth Form at Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School plays a major part in the overall success of the school. It is a tribute to the quality of teaching provided by the staff as well as the commitment shown by students that in 2016 Ofsted the Sixth Form was rated outstanding. This standard has been maintained since then, with an overall pass rate of 100% in 2017, with 61% of A level grades being A* to B. It is right that a school should be judged on the quality and achievements of its Sixth Form and the school’s success owes much to the many contributions made by Sixth Form students. The high standards are reached through the hard work of both students and staff and by their constant review and re-assessment. Like that in the main school, the atmosphere in the Sixth Form is relaxed and friendly but always purposeful and encouraging of self-discipline and independence. Students leaving this school after following a Sixth Form course are invariably mature, self-assured and keenly aware of the possibilities open to them in the future. Individual students will always have their own reasons for joining the Sixth Form but here are some of the factors that commonly play a part in their decisions: Click here for information on the BHGS Sixth Form Subjects we teach.
