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Robert Barclay Academy

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Cock Lane, Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY

01992410800

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Welcome Message

We are pleased to welcome you to the Sixth Form at RBA. In joining us you will be provided with an excellent education and gain a great deal of opportunities to become the very best that you can be. 

Being a smaller Sixth Form means that we are able to support each of our students with their individual needs, through subject teachers and the pastoral team. 

Our staff know the students very well and can offer support that is tailored to each student’s requirements throughout the two years they will be with us. The guidance provided to each student is excellent and our goal is to ensure that every student achieves their full potential, as well as leaving us to the right destination at the end of Year 13; whether that be to university, gaining an apprenticeship or a job in the field they are interested in. 

In the Sixth Form, we are very much a community and students often pull together to support a variety of events throughout the year as well as playing active roles in helping students lower down the school. We look forward to working with you over the next few years and we would welcome any enquiry about the Sixth Form. 

Mr Simon Purrier 
Head of Sixth Form 

Mr Antony Passarelli 
Assistant Head of Sixth Form


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One expectation is that our students complete 20 hours of community volunteering, which can be done in or outside of school, or in the wider community through an approved charity or voluntary organisation. Some activities involve paired reading with younger students, or helping out in lessons or clubs. These hours are tracked and benefit our students and form part of future personal references.

Core Skills Programme

This is an in-house bespoke programme to develop skills useful for life beyond the Sixth Form. This includes delivering the requirements for British Values, Citizenship, SMSC, RE, careers and health education. It includes exciting modules such as self-defence, cooking on a budget, first aid, debating and applying for a university course, an apprenticeship or employment.

EPQ and Duke of Edinburgh Award

We offer our students the opportunity to undertake the Extended Project Qualification. Students will study a topic of their choice and be guided through this qualification by a dedicated team of teachers from start to the final project assessment. This qualification is recognised by all universities as well as potential employers. The Duke of Edinburgh Award is offered to all students in the Sixth Form and is an internationally recognised qualification. Transferable skills such as organisation, resilience, teamwork, volunteering, and many more are developed.

Leadership Opportunities

Early in the Autumn term, we appoint House Captains from the year 12 intake. Many of these students develop their leadership skills to a great extent and they are then in line for posts of Senior Prefects and Head Boy/Head Girl when we come to appoint them in the Summer term. Senior Prefects will have a very important role within the school, both supporting staff on every day issues and representing the school at a wide range of events throughout the year.

About Education Provider

RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressCock Lane, Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY