Welcome
Welcome to Beacon Academy Sixth Form, where we develop our young people to be global-facing independent thinkers, ready to take their place in the world.
Our Vision
At Beacon Academy Sixth Form, we offer a culture that is highly aspirational and ambitious for excellence in all we do. Our specialist staff provide exceptional tuition at the highest level, supported by specialist advice and guidance. Our students thrive academically, benefitting from a highly personalised and independent approach to learning that prepares them for the best universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, or high quality training and employment.
As the founding school of MARK Education Trust, we are extremely proud of our sustained reputation for excellence and of our students’ diverse and prestigious range of destinations. Our school is judged by Ofsted to be “outstanding” in all five inspection categories, including Sixth Form.
We know that working together and putting our students’ happiness and wellbeing front and centre is key to their success. We place great value on getting to know our students as individuals and giving them personalised, one-to-one support from Year 11, assessing their strengths and needs to ensure they choose the programme of study and enrichment that is right for them. Our structured transition programme is in place to support students as they prepare to make the exciting step up to Sixth Form.
At our dedicated Sixth Form Centre, students benefit from a calm, inclusive and purposeful atmosphere, where they receive exceptional academic and pastoral support, guidance and advice from our phenomenal Sixth Form team. We work collaboratively with parents, developing relationships that enable us to provide our young people with wraparound care.
The high expectations set at the lower school continue into our Sixth Form and students are expected to work hard, and demonstrate commitment, resilience and determination to support their success.
We expect our Sixth Formers to be ambitious. As they develop as independent learners and prepare to take their next steps, we support them to develop the knowledge, skills and self-belief to achieve those ambitions. Our leavers progress to some of the best universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, high quality apprenticeships, training and employment.
Our enrichment programme is designed to provide all students with a range of experiences and opportunities outside of the curriculum, to help them to gain vital transferable skills and stand out, at Beacon and beyond.
I look forward to welcoming you to Beacon Academy Sixth Form.
Charles Howarth
Assistant Headteacher Sixth Form
“Students in the sixth form enjoy the independence of their own campus. They serve as leaders and role models within the school.” Ofsted
We offer students a high-quality academic experience where they will study three or more Level 3 subjects (A Level or A Level equivalent vocational), as well as providing them with the opportunity for them to develop as individuals through our enrichment and our work experience and preparation for Higher Education programmes.
The academic programme that students follow is tailored to their prior attainment, their interests and their career goals.
All students will complete 3 or more Level 3 courses and those who do not hold a GCSE in Mathematics and English are required to continue with these subjects as part of their study programme.
Explore our Sixth Form
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Discover how we support our students' progression
Our Sixth Form Centre is located on a separate site: Beacon Academy Sixth Form, Green Lane, Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 2DY
