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Welcome to Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School

We are delighted to welcome you to Archbishop Ilsley’s Catholic Sixth Form. Thank you for choosing us as your educational establishment for the next two years; two years that are critically important in your personal and educational development. Our mission is very simple and so very important – we want you to become successful citizens with excellent academic success and the ability to be kind yet influential citizens; our saints of the 21st century, dedicated to and called to a life of service to self, God and others. We hope that your next two years with us will be an exciting time. A time filled with great opportunities for you to learn, achieve and participate in a range of exciting enrichment activities. Over the next two years, you will be specialising in subjects that you are passionate about and you will make important decisions about what you will do once you have completed compulsory education. We understand that the jump from GCSE to A Level qualifications can be challenging but we are here to guide you to success in your chosen pathway. There is always someone here to support you. We will provide you with quality first teaching in your subjects and support you to become independent, resilient learners who are both reactive and proactive in your approach to your studies. Ultimately, we seek to help you to define your pathway whether that be to university, apprenticeships or the world of work. We also aim to give you the best possible Sixth Form experience and to this end, we set high standards from the very beginning in terms of student conduct and effort. We expect you all to be the best you can be in all areas of your Sixth Form life. You are all ambassadors of our school and role models for our younger pupils, who see you as a source of inspiration; we hope that those pupils aspire to one day be a Sixth Form student here themselves. Mrs L Grant Assistant Head and Head of Sixth Form

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Boarding Type

No Boarder

School Type

Academies

Suitable Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

No. of Students

1,158 Total

No. of Boys

600 (51.8%)

No. of Girls

558 (48.2%)


Academic Excellence

GCSE Results

Latest Examination

10.1%

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

A-Level Results

Sixth Form Performance

A* grades

1.64%

A*/A grades

9.84%


Leavers' Destinations

Destinations after GCSEs

Staying in education

82%

School

79%

England

Apprenticeships

3%

School

3%

England

Further education

School:39%
England:51%

School sixth form

School:30%
England:19%

Sixth form college

School:11%
England:7%

Other education destinations

School:2%
England:2%

Destinations after A-Levels

UK higher education

N/A

School

1%

England

Apprenticeships

N/A

School

19%

England

Higher education or training

School:N/A
England:63%

Further education

School:N/A
England:4%

Employment

School:N/A
England:35%

Not sustained in education/employment

School:N/A
England:26%


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Term Dates & Half-Term Holidays

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Alumni Stories

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Enrichment Activities

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In line with our whole school Mission Statement, our Sixth Form Enrichment Programme aims to develop the whole person both academically, spiritually and morally; our aim is for our students to achieve excellent academic success and the ability to be kind yet influential citizens. Therefore, our Enrichment Programme seeks to enrich and develop our students’ faith, wider skills and responsibility to the community.

Core Maths
Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
Fieldwork Trips

About School

RegionWest Midlands
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeMixed