At Holland Park Sixth Form, we don't just aim for students to secure the best grades,
...but to begin a trajectory of academic exploration that stays with them for life.
Many of our students go into academic research at leading universities; many others use their success in the Sixth Form as a springboard for high-flying, successful careers. Students know to aim high, and the expertise of their teachers coupled with their own hard work has repeatedly reaped rewards across a wide range of our A-Level courses.
In 2024, there was another strong showing across the year group as 40% achieved A /A* grades. There were also some standout individual successes, with Sixth Formers gaining the grades they need to secure places at their universities of choice.
This included Hussain, Lorenzo and Greta, who all achieved three of the top A* grades. Hussain will now be going on to study European Politics at King’s College London, while Lorenzo will be studying PPE at UCL and Greta will take up a place at Oxford to read Biology.
Other top performing students in 2024 include:
- Clementine, who achieved two A* grades and will be studying architecture at Liverpool;
- Edward, who also achieved two A* grades and will be studying computer science at Warwick;
- Rosita, who achieved A*AA and will go on to study Biomedical Science at Imperial College London;
- Malak will study Religion and Middle Eastern Studies at Oxford
- Abdellah will study medicine at Queen Mary’s University of London
We believe very much – and we have seen frequently – that success originates from hard work. No natural talent, no innate skill, finds success at A Level without application. Teachers set, and our students enthusiastically absorb, more than twenty hours a week of Independent Study. Students frequently spend more time carrying out private work than they do in lessons, embedding and entrenching their knowledge and extending their understanding. In return, teachers offer lessons that are exciting, dynamic and enriched by a wealth of scholarship.
All school leaders understand the importance of Sixth Form study and the importance of finding the very best teachers to deliver Sixth Form courses. The leader of Sixth Form, Benjamin Arnold, sits on the school’s senior leadership team, representing the interests of students and ensuring the centrality of post 16 study in the school’s agenda.
We are delighted to offer students an impeccable environment for study: exquisite and spacious locations exclusively for Sixth Form students. The school’s opening hours at evenings and weekends, offer students privacy and focus long after the taught-day. At Holland Park, all is designed to help students develop into accomplished academics and set them on a pathway of future success.