Welcome to Alder Grange School
Find your future at ag6!We offer you a learning experience in a close community which supports our students academically and personally. We provide a unique programme of advice, support and guidance to help you achieve your potential.ag6 provides an exciting post-16 learning experience, offering a varied curriculum in a stimulating environment that provides students of all academic abilities with a personalised and individual study programme. This can include the Pathway Programme for those students who are not quite ready to move to Level 3 study, a full range of A-Level and Applied courses or a blend of the two.We encourage activities beyond the classroom offering a range of unique and exciting enrichment courses to enhance the educational experience of our students. We encourage our students to show initiative and develop leadership skills through involvement in our Student Union.Our purpose built Sixth Form Centre provides the environment to encourage an independent approach to learning, offering students excellent study facilities in a caring environment. ag6 is the stepping stone to higher education, further training or employment.Making the move from secondary school to sixth form is an exciting one, although it can also be quite daunting and confusing. At ag6 we understand this and endeavour to provide support throughout the transition process offering taster days, transition days, induction events and parent meetings. Year on year we are welcoming more students from other schools into the ag6 family and you are very welcome to join in all these events too.If you have any questions about ag6 or would like further information please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to you starting your future with us.
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Boarding Type
No Boarder
School Type
Local authority maintained schools
Suitable Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
No. of Students
902 Total
No. of Boys
443 (49.1%)
No. of Girls
459 (50.9%)
Academic Excellence
GCSE Results
Latest Examination
1.4%
Students achieving A*/A grades (9/8/7)
A-Level Results
Sixth Form Performance
A* grades
3.45%
A*/A grades
8.62%
Leavers' Destinations
Destinations after GCSEs
Staying in education
83%
School
79%
England
Apprenticeships
5%
School
3%
England
Further education
School sixth form
Sixth form college
Other education destinations
Destinations after A-Levels
UK higher education
43%
School
1%
England
Apprenticeships
14%
School
19%
England
Higher education or training
Further education
Employment
Not sustained in education/employment
Courses
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Admissions Process
Start Application| Nov 2025 |
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AG6 Open Evening |
Key Dates & Deadlines
Nov 20, 2025
AG6 Open Evening
Term Dates & Half-Term Holidays
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Alumni Stories
Show all storiesROB PRATT
September 2011
Employed
“I’m really glad I did Tomorrow’s Teachers
- it built my confidence up and gave me an
advantage when I applied to university.”
Rob is currently employed at a primary school
in Harrogate as a year 3 teacher.
SEAN MILLIGAN
September 2011
Employed
I’m thrilled to be back at Alder Grange as
a member of staff. I completed Tomorrow’s
teachers whilst in the sixth form and never
looked back.”
Sean is currently an english teacher at Alder
Grange School. He graduated from Edge Hill
University with a degree in english, before
training at the Alder Grange SCITT
(School-centred initial teacher training) and
worked for a year at Turton High School.
KATHY LUCAS
September 2011
Employed
Kathy Lucas helped us lay the foundations for
ag6 – quite literally! Kathy dug the first sod on
the building site of our state-of-the-art sixth
form where she studied Biology, Mathematics
and Psychology at A Level.
Now going by the name of Miss Lucas,
Kathy worked at Alder Grange for a few
years before relocating to Cumbria to teach
maths following successful completion
of her training at Alder Grange,. Kathy
graduated with a first class honours degree
in Applied Biology from Northumbria
University
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