Welcome to Hereford Sixth Form College
“I am delighted that you are considering applying to our college. We are very proud of the way our students develop, are supported and challenged, and achieve so well and we hope that you will choose to be part of our success story too.”As the college's Principal, I am honoured to work with a team of outstanding teachers and support staff to ensure that our students get the best possible experience and opportunities. We achieve outstanding results and the performance of our top students compares favourably with those students at any state or private school in the country. We are a college for all abilities and aptitudes and we are equally as proud of our students who aim to improve their GCSEs and we have seen our success in this area become one of the best in the country.Facilities are first rate and teaching by experts helps you to learn to take responsibility for your own learning and enjoy your courses. We are dedicated to preparing you with essential skills and knowledge to maximise your career opportunities, within classrooms and beyond. A higher than average number of our students progress to Oxbridge/Russell Group universities and competitive apprenticeships/employment. We also encourage you to participate in an array of enrichment activities, unrivalled in the area, including sports, drama, music and student debates. There really is something for everyone and whether you are a seasoned performer in sport, music, drama or another activity or just a beginner, we will encourage you.Hereford Sixth Form College is the bridge between school and your future, where you will develop into a well-rounded member of society in a caring and vibrant community. We pride ourselves on providing an outstanding sixth form experience, whether studying A Levels or vocational/applied subjects. Our aim is to help you develop your interests, gain valuable life knowledge and skills and fully achieve your potential through your chosen subjects.I look forward to welcoming you to the college.Catherine Brearey Principal
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Boarding Type
No Boarder
School Type
Academies
Suitable Ages
16 to 19
Gender
Mixed
No. of Students
0 Total
No. of Boys
0 (0%)
No. of Girls
0 (0%)
Academic Excellence
GCSE Results
Latest Examination
N/A
Students achieving A*/A grades (9/8/7)
A-Level Results
Sixth Form Performance
A* grades
7.29%
A*/A grades
25.35%
Leavers' Destinations
Destinations after A-Levels
UK higher education
38%
School
1%
England
Apprenticeships
6%
School
19%
England
Higher education or training
Further education
Employment
Not sustained in education/employment
Courses
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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 ApplicationKey Dates & Deadlines
Oct 18, 2025
Open Event
Feb 13, 2026
Application Deadline
Aug 20, 2026
GCSE results for 2026
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
1 terms
Half Term 1
Sep 1 - Dec 19
Spring
1 terms
Half Term 1
Jan 5 - Mar 27
Summer
1 terms
Half Term 1
Apr 13 - Jul 20
Half-Term & Holiday Dates
Autumn Half Term
Oct 27 - Oct 31
Spring Half Term
Feb 16 - Feb 20
May Half Term
May 25 - May 29
Alumni Stories
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Olly Alexander
September 2006
Employed
Actor and lead singer with the band Years & Years.
Olly Alexander A former Monmouthshire Comprehensive School student, studied AS French at Hereford Sixth Form College during 2006/07.
Olly first appeared in the BBC television drama Summerhill in 2008 followed by many and varied television and film roles including Le Week-end released in 2013, the 2014 film God Help the Girl and the 2015 film Funny Bunny.
The band Years & Years formed in 2010 with their single King making it to number one in March 2015. Their debut album, Communion, also made number one in the UK Album Chart in July 2015.
Olly has become a great ambassador for the LGBT community and recently added his backing to the Stonewall anti-bullying campaign.
Dr Benjamin Jones
September 2002
Employed
Ben Jones, a former Aylestone School pupil, studied A Levels in Chemistry, Computing, Further Mathematics, General Studies and Physics.
After leaving Hereford Sixth Form College, Ben took up a place at the University of Cambridge, where he gained a First Class degree in Natural Sciences.
Since then, he has worked, for a year, on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and then went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology to get a PhD in High Energy Physics.
Ben's Doctoral research focussed on the Physics of Neutrinos, both in particle accelerator experiments at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) and using the IceCube Neutrino Telescope at the South Pole.
Now he is a Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Ben recently received the Mitsuyoshi Tanaka Dissertation Award in Experimental Particle Physics for his thesis research.
Ellie Goulding
September 2003
Employed
Ellie Goulding was signed to Polydor Records and released her first album in 2009.
In 2010, she won the Critics Choice Award at the BRIT Awards and in the same year her next album Lights reached Number 1 in the UK Charts.
Ellie's version of Elton John's Your Song (with some footage from her own video shot in Herefordshire) made her a household name after it featured on the John Lewis Chistmas advert that year.
Ellie was invited to sing at the Royal Wedding in April 2011.
She has made many TV appearances during her career including performing and being interviewed on Alan Carr's Chatty Man to appearing as a model in an advert for Marks & Spencer.
Ellie's a regular headliner at festivals and performed an outstanding set at Glastonbury in 2014 and among many other accolades, she received the award for Best British Female at the 2014 BRIT Awards.
Ellie' s career continues to grow in Europe and America and I'm sure there's plenty more to come from our Herefordshire starlet.
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About School
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Herefordshire, County of |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Mixed |