Current Highlands students: Apply internally during an online pathways meeting with a senior member of staff in the spring term. External applicants: Apply online via Applicca. More details can be found on the school website: www.highlands.enfield.sch.uk A confidential reference from your current school will also be requested.

Yes. Students must be under 18 years of age on the first day of term to begin a course.

There are a minimum of ten guaranteed places for external students, provided their predicted grades meet the entry requirements.

If the sixth form is oversubscribed, places will be offered based on: students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), siblings already at the school, children of staff members, students of expected year 12 age and distance from the school

Students who meet the criteria will receive a conditional offer based on predicted grades. Final offers are confirmed after GCSE results are released in the summer.

Students who are offered a place will be invited to a Transition Day during the first week of July. This gives students the opportunity to meet staff, learn more about the sixth form, and discuss their chosen courses.

Enrolment takes place on a specific date after GCSE results day (usually the final week of the summer holiday). Students must attend in person to confirm their place and complete the sign-on process.

All students complete a six-week probation during September and October. A place is confirmed only after successful completion, based on: attendance, behaviour for learning, contribution to the sixth form, dress code, effort and completion of work set

If you are not offered a place, your parents may appeal to the Governors of the school.

To study A Levels only, students need: Minimum GCSE grades: 6 grades 9–4, including at least 3 grades 9–6; Subjects required: maths (grade 5) and English (grade 5); Additional requirement: You must meet the individual A level entry requirements for each subject chosen.

To study BTEC courses only, students need: Minimum GCSE grades: 6 grades 9–3, including at least 3 grades 9–4; Subjects required: maths (grade 4) and English (grade 4); Additional requirement: No subject-specific entry requirements apply.

To study two A levels and one BTEC, students need: Minimum GCSE grades: 6 grades 9–3, including at least 3 grades 9–4; Subjects required: maths (grade 5) and English (grade 5); Additional requirement: You must meet the individual A level entry requirements for each subject chosen.

To study one A level and two BTECs, students need: Minimum GCSE grades: 6 grades 9–3, including at least 3 grades 9–4; Subjects required: maths (grade 4) and English (grade 4); Additional requirement: You must meet the individual A level entry requirements for the A level subject chosen.