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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:53%
England:51%

School sixth form

School:27%
England:19%

Sixth form college

School:1%
England:7%

Other education destinations

School:2%
England:2%

Destinations after A-Levels

UK higher education

43%

School

1%

England

Apprenticeships

14%

School

19%

England

Higher education or training

School:82%
England:63%

Further education

School:5%
England:4%

Employment

School:18%
England:35%

Not sustained in education/employment

School:12%
England:26%


Exciting Events Ahead!

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Admissions Process

Start Application
Nov 2025

AG6 Open Evening

Key Dates & Deadlines

Nov 20, 2025

AG6 Open Evening


Term Dates & Half-Term Holidays

Updates Coming Soon!

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Alumni Stories

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ROB 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


Enrichment Activities

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We offer an enrichment programme to enhance your studies and make you stand out from the crowd.

The AG6 Student Union
Our Students’ Union is run by the students for the students. The Student Union is a group of dedicated students from Year 12 and 13 who work together to make ag6 an enjoyable and social experience for all.
Extended Project
All ag6 students are encouraged to get involved in our Extended Project Qualification. This can be on any subject of a student’s interest. It can take any format from a written project to a performance or piece of artwork and encourages independent learning. Universities particularly value this qualification.
Tomorrow’s Teachers
The aim of this programme is to offer those of you who might be considering a career in teaching (at Primary or Secondary) the opportunity to engage in realistic, hands-on observation/discussion of the various areas that make-up a teacher’s daily responsibilities. We are very proud of the fact that several former participants are now practicing teachers in either the Secondary or Primary phases.

About School

RegionNorth West
Local AuthorityLancashire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeMixed