Help and support if you’ve recently arrived from Ukraine

Last updated: 12 April 2022

14. Post 16 education

You can leave school on the last Friday in June if you’ll be 16 by the end of the summer holidays.

You must then do one of the following until you’re 18:

stay in full-time education, for example at a college or school sixth form
start an apprenticeship or traineeship
spend 20 hours or more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Find out more about your options, see the post 16 education and training page on the Family Information Service website.

Buckinghamshire Sixth Form Admissions 2023

Any amendments to admission criteria for Amersham School

There are no amendments for refugee/asylum seeking students for level 3 subjects. Students are offered a place in the sixth form on a one year Sixth Form General Course which enables the students to access year 11 lessons to complete GCSE's in English, Maths, Science and two GCSE options.

Specific requirements for Amersham School students with English as an additional Language

To access level 3 courses, the expectation is that students will be able to access the curriculum with their current grasp of the English Language. The sixth form general course is more of a 'holding course,' which supports the acquisition of English.

When to apply to Amersham School

Sixth Form General Courses - June 10th as this is when the courses start.

For admissions policies and further information for Amersham School

For more information visit the Amersham School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Aylesbury Grammar School

Case by case adjustment via application to Headmaster.

When to apply to Aylesbury Grammar School

4th October - Y11 Information Evening for Internal Candidates
24th November - Open Evening for External and Internal Candidates, applications open
Applications made to School from external candidates, first tranche sent January 2023
School writes to current schools to provide projected grades,up to Easter 2023
Invitations to Sixth Form Orientation Day sent, after Easter break
30 June 2023 Orientation Day
24 August 2023 - GCSE results day, admission of internal students
25 August 2023 - admission of external students based on grades achieved
September 2023 - school starts

For admissions policies and further information for Aylesbury Grammar School

For more information visit the Aylesbury Grammar School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Aylesbury High School

Please contact the school directly.

Specific requirements for Aylesbury High School students with English as an additional Language

Please contact the school directly.

For admissions policies and further information for Aylesbury High School

For more information visit the Aylesbury High School website.

When to apply to Beaconsfield High School

Deadline 9 Feb 2023 to apply for external students
Deadline for intervals to apply by 10 Feb 2023
Conditional offers go out by 31 March 2023

For admissions policies and further information for Beaconsfield High School

For more information visit the Beaconsfield High School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Bourne End Academy

Opportunity to take English and/or Maths GCSEs alongside A Levels.

When to apply to Bourne End Academy

Applications via school website by 30 November 2022, interviews to follow.

For admissions policies and further information for Bourne End Academy

For more information visit the Bourne End Academy website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Buckingham School

Must have the equivalent grades as UK system.

Specific requirements for Buckingham School students with English as an additional Language

We can provide devices for students who are EAL, to assist in translation.

When to apply to Buckingham School

Application open on November 21th and close in January 6th. Interviews held in February and March. Late applications will be reviewed and considered.

For admissions policies and further information for Buckingham School

For more information visit the Buckingham School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Burnham Grammar School

The School will investigate equivalence of any qualifications submitted through NARIC

Specific requirements for Burnham Grammar School students with English as an additional Language

Standard of oral and written language to be broadly commensurate with a grade 5 at GCSE.

When to apply to Burnham Grammar School

Open Evening Thursday 17th November. Application form deadline Monday 9th January 2023.

For admissions policies and further information for Amersham School

For more information visit the Burnham Grammar School website.

When to apply to When to apply to Chesham Grammar School

Sixth Form Open evening 17th November. Applications must be received in school by Friday 9th December 2022.

For admissions policies and further information for Chesham Grammar School

For more information visit the Chesham Grammar School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Dr Challoner's Grammar School

When to apply to Dr Challoner's Grammar School

For admissions policies and further information for Dr Challoner's Grammar School

For more information visit the Dr Challoner's High School website https://www.gms.bucks.sch.uk/?cat=118 Great Marlow School.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Dr Challoner's High School

Interested applicants are encouraged to make contact with the school directly via [email protected]

Specific requirements for Dr Challoner's High School students with English as an additional Language

A minimum of 5 points in both english language or english literature and mathematics.

When to apply to Dr Challoner's High School

We welcome applications to our Sixth Form for September 2023 entry. The application window is open from 1st October 2022– 23rd January 2023 (closing at 5pm).

If you wish to complete the application form after the deadline of 5pm on the 23rd January 2023, your details will be kept on file. Should we open a new application window then we will email you using the email address supplied and invite you to apply.

The application form can be accessed via the website.

For admissions policies and further information for Dr Challoner's High School

For more information visit the Dr Challoner's Grammar School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Holmer Green Senior School

Enquiries are dealt with on a case by case basis depending on capability and the students' ultimate goals.

Specific requirements for Holmer Green Senior School students with English as an additional Language

Please contact the school directly who will liaise with their own SEN department.

When to apply to Holmer Green Senior School

Open evening will take place 1 December and the admissions process will begin from that date until the end of January although later entries may be considered on a case by case basis.

For admissions policies and further information for Holmer Green Senior School

For more information visit the Holmer Green Senior School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for John Colet School

Students in these groups will be considered on a case by case basis where they are applying without GCSE qualifications. Ideally students will hold an ENIC certificate for equivalents.

Specific requirements for John Colet School students with English as an additional Language

Students will attend GCSE English resit lessons alongside attending a number of KS4 Functional Skills / small group English intervention classes. The focus of these being on language acquisition.

When to apply to John Colet School

Into the Sixth open evening 10 November 2022, applications open in December and close early February 2023. External interviews take place in March 2023.

Offer letters for external students will be sent in April 2023. Induction Day will take place in July 2023. Transition Day will be early September 2023.

For admissions policies and further information for John Colet School

For more information visit the Royal Latin School website Royal Latin School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Royal Latin School

Please contact the Head of Sixth Form if you do not have the normal prerequisite grades for entry. The school will ask applicants to have equivalent Level 2 qualifications. Where these are unavailable the school will consider alternative assessment strategies.

Specific requirements for Royal Latin School students with English as an additional Language

RLS only offers A Level courses so a proficient/high level of English is needed for most subjects.

When to apply to Royal Latin School

17/11/22 Brochure on website
17/11/22 Open Evening
27/3/23 - 3/3/23 - Online Application Opens
28/6/23 or 3/7/23 - Taster Day
24/8/23 - places awarded on GCSE Results Day
4/9/23 School starts

For admissions policies and further information for Royal Latin School

For more information visit the Royal Latin School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

The school follow ESFA's guidance and consider the following groups of students (including those who may not have lived in the UK for the last 3 years), aged up to and including the age of 18, as eligible for funding as follows:

asylum seekers
those having been granted leave under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (the ‘Dubs’ amendment)
Those having been granted Calais leave to remain
those who are (including unaccompanied asylum seekers) placed in the care of social services or those in receipt of Section 4 support 41

When to apply to Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

Online applications open from November 17th 2022 (at 6th form Open Evening) and remain open until Monday 6th February. Decision on conditional offers is made in April 2022.

On GCSE enrolment day (results day) in August, students who did not apply through the standard process can apply (or re-apply) to be put on a waiting list. Numerous students are admitted this way each year.

For admissions policies and further information for Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

For more information visit the Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Sir William Ramsay School

No amendments have been made but the Headteacher will make a decision case by case on the basis that the entry requirements have been met.

When to apply to Sir William Ramsay School

January - Open Event application form opens
March - Applications close
April - May Meeting with Head of Year to discuss place
July - Induction days
August - GCSE results / Enrolment
Dates to be confirmed

For admissions policies and further information for Sir William Ramsay School

For more information visit the Sir William Ramsay School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for The Aylesbury Vale Academy

It is essential that students are able to do extended writing in English as a majority of subjects we offer are vocational in nature which require assignment writing.

For admissions policies and further information for The Aylesbury Vale Academy

For more information visit The Aylesbury Vale Academy website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for The Beaconsfield School

Where some students may not have completed their studies (equivalent to GCSE) we assess them to check they are on the best courses available in order to give students the best support. If students have not achieved the equivalents in Eng or Maths we will timetable them in catch up classes. Pastoral support is also available.

When to apply to The Beaconsfield School

Entry by the end of September.

For admissions policies and further information for The Beaconsfield School

For more information visit The Beaconsfield School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for The Chalfonts Community College

The schools participates in Buckinghamshire County Council’s Fair Access Protocol. This helps ensure that all children, including those who are unplaced and vulnerable, or having difficulty in securing a school place in year, get access to a school place as quickly as possible.

When to apply to The Chalfonts Community College

Applications by 31 January.

For admissions policies and further information for The Chalfonts Community College

For more information visit The Chalfonts Community College website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for The Grange School

The school would be sympathetic but would need to be confident that a student were able to cope with the level of study required.

When to apply to The Grange School

Applications are scheduled to be in by the end of January 2023, but the school will accept applications all the way up until the start of term.

For admissions policies and further information for The Grange School

For more information visit The Grange School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for The Highcrest Academy

Students are given the opportunity to trial courses they want to do, the school will then make a decision on best fit subjects for the individual.

Specific requirements for The Highcrest Academy students with English as an additional Language

Proficiency is judged during trial. IELTs for Uni entry completed in Yr 13. If L2 or L3 BTEC student they would be loaded onto GCSE English re-sit groups.

When to apply to The Highcrest Academy

Application will open in Jan of 2023. Applications close Feb half term (these applicants will have a pre-enrolment interview and priority on enrolment). Applications remain open until after GCSE results and up to census but these will not get priority on course places.

For admissions policies and further information for The Highcrest Academy

For more information visit The Highcrest Academy website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for The Misbourne School

The school will consider Ukrainian refugees where there is evidence of suitability for courses either through their own qualification or our own testing. Each student's case is dealt with on its own merit. The school does not have a standardised admissions criteria for young people in these circumstances.

When to apply to The Misbourne School

13 October - Sixth Form applications open
10 November - Application deadline
April 2023 - Orientation morning for external candidates
24 August 2023 - GCSE results day and Sixth Form enrolment
1 September 2023 - Year 12 induction day

For admissions policies and further information for The Misbourne School

For more information visit The Misbourne School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

The school will look at each application individually and assess whether a student will be able to cope with the programme on offer.

This could include giving the student support for English alongside their A levels. The School would also adjust the programme for them if needed.

When to apply to The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 External Applicants - deadline for application to join the RGS Sixth Form
Tuesday, 27 June 2023 Sixth Form Taster Day for Internal and External Applicants
Thursday, 24 August 2023 GCSE Results - External Applicants:
- 2.00pm deadline to confirm results in person or by email with a scanned copy of your official Statement of Results to [email protected]
Friday, 25 August 2023 External Applicants - places confirmed to successful applicants

For admissions policies and further information for The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

For more information visit The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Waddesdon Church of England School

In exceptional cases where applicants do not meet the entry criteria , such as a medical condition that is supported by medical evidence, or students from overseas without comparable qualifications, applications will be considered on an individual basis by the Governors’ Admissions Committee.

As a guide, for students from abroad Governors will look for evidence of English language skills and for evidence of any qualifications obtained and their equivalency to GCSEs.

If GCSE exams have been sat, as a minimum pass grades (4) will be expected in non-language dependent subjects such as maths.

When to apply to Waddesdon Church of England School

Open evening – 24 November at 6pm
Online applications open thereafter
Deadline for applications – February half-term 2023

For admissions policies and further information for Waddesdon Church of England School

For more information visit Waddesdon Church of England School website.

Any amendments to admission criteria for Wycombe High School

Qualifications other than GCSE’s will be considered on a case by case basis

When to apply to Wycombe High School

For students applying from other schools
Into the Sixth Evening Live webinar 5.00pm Tuesday 18 October 2022
Sixth Form and School Tours November 2022 – bookable via our website
Applications to be received by WHS Friday 27 January 2023
Subject and Enrichment preferences then checked against viable Year 12 timetable options
GCSE predictions requested from current school
Letter to applicants with outcome of application – March /April 2023
Offer Holder Event Thursday 29 March 2023
Access Day Thursday 29 June 2023 – all students are required to attend
GCSE Results Day Thursday 24 August 2023
Results verified and final offers made
Sixth Form Induction Day first day of the Autumn Term 2023

For admissions policies and further information for Wycombe High School

For more information visit Wycombe High School website.

Ukrainian qualifications

Many 16 and 17 year olds arriving from Ukraine have been asking if their existing Ukrainian qualifications are equivalent to English ones.

The Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education (Ukraine) equates to GCSE levels in England (slightly higher but not the equivalent to UK A Levels).
The Certificate of Independent External Examination (Ukraine), is equivalent to an AS Level in England.
Students from Ukraine may be eligible for a Foundation Year at university, which would then lead into a three-year degree programme. It has also recently been announced that students who have come through the recent settlement route will be eligible for student finance.
For academic purposes, most universities will have access and set requirements for students from Ukraine. An example can be found on the Buckinghamshire New University website.
There is an organisation called ENIC who can give individuals statements of equivalency, which might be helpful in seeking employment, although they do charge for this

Help and support if you’ve recently arrived from Ukraine

14. Post 16 education

Buckinghamshire Sixth Form Admissions 2023

Amersham School

Aylesbury Grammar School

Aylesbury High School

Beaconsfield High School

Bourne End Academy

Buckingham School

Burnham Grammar School

Chesham Grammar School

Chiltern Hills Academy

Cressex Community School

Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Dr Challoner's High School

Great Marlow School

Holmer Green Senior School

John Colet School

John Hampden Grammar School

Princes Risborough School

Royal Latin School

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

Sir William Borlases Grammar School

Sir William Ramsay School

St Michaels Catholic School

The Aylesbury Vale Academy

The Beaconsfield School

The Chalfonts Community College

The Cottesloe School

The Grange School

The Highcrest Academy

The Mandeville School

The Misbourne School

The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

Waddesdon Church of England School

Wycombe High School

Ukrainian qualifications