Welcome to The Quest Academy

A Warm Welcome to the Quest6, the Sixth Form at Croydon’s Quest Academy Our motto, Learning Changes Lives, reflects our belief in the importance of our work. We are committed to making sure that every student makes outstanding progress. We have high expectations of everyone, offer the best quality teaching and insist on the highest standards of behaviour and respect. Students at Quest6 Sixth Form have excelled themselves across the range of courses that we have on offer. Since opening, students have achieved excellent results at A Level (see Results page) and almost every Sixth Form student has gone on to further study (see Destinations page). In addition to academic excellence, Quest6 is a positive, rich and innovative learning environment where every student can achieve excellence in all that they do, in the classroom and beyond it. We offer a wide range of enrichment activities to extend learning in a range of contexts and promote leadership, teamwork, reflection, confidence and high self-esteem. Students at Quest6 have access to cutting-edge, state-of-the-art facilities that – for at least the foreseeable future – are arguably the best that Greater London has to offer. A dedicated social study area, seminar-style teaching rooms, brand new technology as well as access to all of Quest’s new buildings ensure that current and future Quest6 students will learn in a modern, peaceful, exceptional education environment. Our strength comes from strong partnerships: with our parents, the community we serve and the close links that we have with our sponsor. We bring together and harness our extensive experience and expertise to everybody’s benefit. Our prospectus gives you a brief insight into our ethos and our work. We look forward to welcoming you to Quest6. Mr Andy Crofts Executive Principal

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Boarding Type

No Boarder

School Type

Academy sponsor led

Suitable Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

No. of Students

903 Total

No. of Boys

474 (52.5%)

No. of Girls

429 (47.5%)


Academic Excellence

GCSE Results

Latest Examination

12.4%

Students achieving A*/A grades (9/8/7)

A-Level Results

Sixth Form Performance

A* grades

0.76%

A*/A grades

7.63%


Leavers' Destinations

Destinations after GCSEs

Staying in education

90%

School

79%

England

Apprenticeships

1%

School

3%

England

Further education

School:39%
England:51%

School sixth form

School:50%
England:19%

Sixth form college

School:1%
England:7%

Other education destinations

School:0%
England:2%

Destinations after A-Levels

UK higher education

46%

School

1%

England

Apprenticeships

4%

School

19%

England

Higher education or training

School:73%
England:63%

Further education

School:2%
England:4%

Employment

School:21%
England:35%

Not sustained in education/employment

School:17%
England:26%


Exciting Events Ahead!

A detailed admissions process on ApplicaaOne is coming soon.

Please see our website for more information on our admissions process.


Admissions Process

Start Application
Oct 2025

Sixth Form Open Evening

Key Dates & Deadlines

Oct 7, 2025

Sixth Form Open Evening


Term Dates & Half-Term Holidays

Planning ahead for school holidays? Below are the term dates and half-term dates for the 2026/2027 academic year.

Autumn

2 terms

Half Term 1

Sep 1 - Oct 24

Half Term 2

Nov 3 - Dec 19

Spring

2 terms

Half Term 1

Jan 5 - Feb 13

Half Term 2

Feb 23 - Mar 27

Summer

2 terms

Half Term 1

Apr 13 - May 22

Half Term 2

Jun 1 - Jul 20

Half-Term & Holiday Dates

Autumn Half Term

Oct 27 - Oct 31

Christmas and New Year holiday

Dec 22 - Jan 2

Spring Half Term

Feb 16 - Feb 20

Easter holiday

Mar 30 - Apr 10

Spring Half Term

May 25 - May 29


Alumni Stories

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Updates Coming Soon!

We’ll be sharing information about the destinations of our alumni here soon.


Enrichment Activities

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Our Enrichment Programme is designed with the interests and needs of students first. The Student Council and the annual student survey play an important role in shaping the enrichment activities we offer each year. From coding to golf, anime to Greek, yoga to introduction to medicine – we are really proud and excited to unveil the Enrichment Programme for this academic year.

Work Experience
Induction & Transition Week
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

About School

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityCroydon
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeMixed