What are the Best Sixth forms/colleges in Birmingham
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Re: What are the Best Sixth forms/colleges in BirminghamHi, I'm looking for a new sixthform/college and I have applied for Solihull Sixthform college is that any good? I've been accepted and most likely that's the one I'll be going to but I'm just trying to find out some background information on it
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Re: What are the Best Sixth forms/colleges in BirminghamI am probs going to go the solihull sixth form, looks good and a diveristy of people there, I got my interview on the 30th but my crappy school under-estimated me lol, B for additional science when I got an A for core last year? Yup my school are joking... but I should be able to get in lol.
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Re: What are the Best Sixth forms/colleges in BirminghamWhich grammar is that? I thought all grammar schools were free? If you getting the grades you can have go applying to King Edwards in Edgbaston (KES) or Solihull School both good private schools, they have scholarships for exceptional students like yourself. As fir good state schools try St Peters in Solihull for their sixth firm. I'm a Solihull school alumni but will admit King Edwards in(Original post by Mr Bling)
Im applying for Five Ways but Camp hill is a bit to far to travel everyday (1 Hour maybe more sometimes because of traffic where as Five ways is only 17 Mins) If i lived closer i would have fought for place there! Lol. Theres only one grammar near me but i didnt know about it before i started year 7 and you have to pay for that unless you are extremely clever and most of the places there are boarding.
edgbaston is better and you get to do the International Baccalaureate (IB) if you prefer that to A Levels. Apparently International Baccalaurate is more respected by top unis abd top courses, maybe the extended essay helps not sure. Anyways have to get down to the Villa match I'll check this thread later, if you have any questions (this is to the op or anyone else to) feel free to ask.
Btw just for interest best comprehensive and grammar schools in the country by virtue of number of students going to Oxford or Cambridge:
Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet - 22%
Colchester Royal Grammar - 19%
Reading School for boys - 17%
Colyton Grammar School - 15%
Tiffins Girls’ School, London - 15%
Compare this to the equivalent Private schools using the same metric of numbers of students going to Oxford and Cambridge:
St Paul’s Girls’ School, London - 46%
Westminster School, London - 44%
Stephen Perse, Cambridge - 36%
St Paul’s School, London - 36%
North London Collegiate - 33%
A family friend went to Oxford from Reading School for Boys he is now a Management Cosultant.
Once when I was in Solihull School my business studies teacher told our class that when he went to St Paul's school in London (which is on the list above) he saw the schoolchildren actually open their books and start studying when waiting for their teacher to arrive. He stated this never happened at my school (even though it was a good school in the Midlands) and that was why St Paul's School in London was just a better school than ours.Last edited by hsv; 23-01-2013 at 00:57. -
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Re: What are the Best Sixth forms/colleges in BirminghamBtw just for interest best comprehensive and grammar schools in the country by virtue of number of students going to Oxford or Cambridge:
Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet - 22%
Colchester Royal Grammar - 19%
Reading School for boys - 17%
Colyton Grammar School - 15%
Tiffins Girls’ School, London - 15%
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys had 15.8% of their students going to Oxbridge, just for reference -
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Re: What are the Best Sixth forms/colleges in BirminghamI'm similar but the other way around, I looked round camp hill but I don't think I'd like it there, and I applied to five ways but I think it's too far - probably an hour. So I think I'm going to solihull but I'm not sure!
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Re: What are the Best Sixth forms/colleges in BirminghamAccording to BBC, currently the top 20 schools/colleges for A level in Birmingham are:
1. King Edward VI High School for Girls (IND)
2. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (SEL)
3. King Edward's School (IND)
4. King Edward VI Handsworth School (SEL)
5. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (SEL)
6. Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (SEL)
7. King Edward VI Five Ways School (SEL)
8. Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (SEL)
9. King Edward VI Aston School (SEL)
10. The Arthur Terry School
11. Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College
12. Edgbaston High School for Girls (IND)
13. Highclare School (IND)
14. Kings Norton Girls' School
15. Plantsbrook School
16. Holyhead School
17. Handsworth Grammar School (SEL)
18. Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre
19. King’s Norton Boy’s School
20. Fairfax
for the full league table including A/AS level points look at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/ed...0.stm?compare= -
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Re: What are the Best Sixth forms/colleges in BirminghamMust be left off the list by the Sutton Trust and the Financial Times accidently see here: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01623928-a...#axzz2OxrdPMOL(Original post by the3kreed)
Btw just for interest best comprehensive and grammar schools in the country by virtue of number of students going to Oxford or Cambridge:
Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet - 22%
Colchester Royal Grammar - 19%
Reading School for boys - 17%
Colyton Grammar School - 15%
Tiffins Girls’ School, London - 15%
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys had 15.8% of their students going to Oxbridge, just for reference -
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Re: What are the Best Sixth forms/colleges in BirminghamAm an alumni of that school. Best thing are the facilites are good alot of new building built in the last decade. Have you thought of KEHS for girls in edgbaston if your thinking of private schools around Birmingham/West Midlands?(Original post by Marie~)
I'm similar but the other way around, I looked round camp hill but I don't think I'd like it there, and I applied to five ways but I think it's too far - probably an hour. So I think I'm going to solihull but I'm not sure!
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Re: What are the Best Sixth forms/colleges in BirminghamWhat's it like to live in the area of Sutton Coldfield and how's the college? What's the ethnic diversity like? Anyone??
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Re: What are the Best Sixth forms/colleges in BirminghamThe college is quite ethnicly diverse from what I have heard.(Original post by Marrz_)
What's it like to live in the area of Sutton Coldfield and how's the college? What's the ethnic diversity like? Anyone??
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