2026 6th Form Entrance Applicants

i have predicted all 9s for my 12 gcses, and i did the imc and stuff like that. i am also the head of mun for lower secondary and i play for the county volleyball team (i am an international applicant). there-s no volleyball at winchester so i don't know if being a professional volleyball player will count a lot 😅. i never knew that wykeham was for 16+ as well? tysm for telling me that cus i thought they only offered 13+ scholarships! do you know how many ppl get it each year? btw i will be applying for westminster, winchester, brighton and sevenoaks prob

I’m not really applying anymore and even if I did I wouldn’t be up against you cos there would be loads of 6th form girl places an barely any boy places cos 6th form is focused on bringing girls into the skl

i dont think ill be apply winchester anymore as it wouldnt be worth it for me with the appli fee and everything -also they didnt give my brother a low enough bursary so its unlikely for me. btw wykeham is defo 16+ cos girls got it. where are u applying?

Can I DM you?

The intake would still be the same for boys though as they are building a new boarding house for girls, so that shouldn’t change the new amount of boys they receive in 6th form, you should still give it a go though, what subjects are u planning on taking??

Hi, seems like a really strong application!
I would really encourage you to apply for Orwell Music Award. Since I got an offer for the normal Orwell Award for September 2025, my best advice to anyone applying would be to start preparing your personal statement as early as possible. Trust me, you don't want to start writing the answers days before the deadline!
I would also say that coming to the Orwell Award Open Afternoon, since you will have the chance to walk around the college, talk to other Orwell and non-Orwell students, but also different Eton staff (including admissions).
Also, I applied to Winchester via usual route and got an offer with a bursary, so feel free to ask questions about that

Thanks - can I dm you?

i have predicted all 9s for my 12 gcses, and i did the imc and stuff like that. i am also the head of mun for lower secondary and i play for the county volleyball team (i am an international applicant). there-s no volleyball at winchester so i don't know if being a professional volleyball player will count a lot 😅. i never knew that wykeham was for 16+ as well? tysm for telling me that cus i thought they only offered 13+ scholarships! do you know how many ppl get it each year? btw i will be applying for westminster, winchester, brighton and sevenoaks prob

Hi, seems like a really strong application!
I would really encourage you to apply for Orwell Music Award. Since I got an offer for the normal Orwell Award for September 2025, my best advice to anyone applying would be to start preparing your personal statement as early as possible. Trust me, you don't want to start writing the answers days before the deadline!
I would also say that coming to the Orwell Award Open Afternoon, since you will have the chance to walk around the college, talk to other Orwell and non-Orwell students, but also different Eton staff (including admissions).
Also, I applied to Winchester via usual route and got an offer with a bursary, so feel free to ask questions about that

Hey guys!! I have an offer from Winchester as a girl and if your predicted grades and interview performance are high enough they may be able to offer a scholarship!! So if u don't think u can afford it they may offer one

Hi, I am a girl so thats great to hear. Different people are saying different things, atp i dont know which ones to believe in 😭. Since u got an offer, do u mind me asking what ur predicted grades are and what made u stand out to get an offer? Also, did u end up going to winchester, how are u finding it? Do u know any girls who got the scholarship?

Icl I applied with quite high predicted grades like 9999998888 but I think as long as u have 9-7 grades mostly you should be fine. Also the interview performance is really the differentiating factor, take it from me. If you sound super passionate and knowledgeable, and willing to study your a level subjects, it can really make u stand out. Thats what made me stand out and thats probably why they were more willing to offer a big scholarship to me

tysm for your response! i heard that in winchester applications, sport weighs heavily. i am a registrated county portuguese volleyball player, but there isn't really much of volleyball going on in winchester... will it matter a lot? also, i have all nines for my 12 gcses pretty much.

Hi guys, I’m applying for the Eton Orwell Award this year. I’m just making a thread for anyone who plans to apply for the Orwell Award or any other school (or even a public school lik Eton, Westminster, Harrow, Winchester College etc.)
Make sure you post where you’re applying for and your grades/extracurriculars.
Grades:
HPQ: A*
Maths: 9
Physics: 9
Chem:9
Com-Sci: 9
Music: 9
Add Maths: A (FSMQ) (Max Grade)
French: 9
Geo: 9
T and P: B AS LEVEL (B worth 8.8 GCSE)
English lit: 8
English Lang: - 8
Bio: 8
Music:
Piano: Working towards diploma and have done grade 8 piano and keyboard.- distinction
Electric Guitar: working towards Grade 8
Acoustic Guitar: Grade 6 Distinction a while ago.
Drums: Working towards Grade 8 (did grade 6 distinction in three months so skipped bc it was rlly easy - started lessons in year 7)
Saxophone: No grades but pretty ok. Play for jazz band sometimes.(Grade 4/5 level)
Bass Guitar: also play in jazz band - decent level.
I’m also I’m jazz band, chapel choir, orchestra (sometimes) and other stuff.
Sport:
Play Basketball - played national basketball
Tennis: came 3rd in Hampshire school games a while back and won a local tournament recently.
Others:
Did my Dofe bronze and also do Target Oxbridge program.
Ps. Can’t remember anything else. Can’t wait to hear back from you guys.

Yo, I was shortlisted for the Orwell award last year and I’ll tell me my experience.
In terms of my person details:
I attended the eton summer school in July for five days (funded by my school in Newham ). I was mainly predicted all 9s and an A in a level maths. I competed for my borough in table tennis and basketball at the youth games and swam for my club at national galas. I had been doing scouts since 4 and karate for 14 years and was a brown belt at the time. I top of that I worked in a pharmacy for 13 months and also worked in an anti-knife crime organisation over the summer (try to get some sort of job over the summer, it will help ur application a lot). I did my work experience in a bio-medical programme and published articles on quantum mechanics ( these were mainly to exemplify my knowledge and to impress the school ). This is the most I can remember.
I went to the school in September for the Orwell award open day, it was really good to meet Orwell pupils and the food was nice. Around 400 applied last year and only 32 got shortlisted (it’s very competitive). They arrange the shortlisted applicants into 3 groups based on there location from the school, e.g people closest to the school will go on Monday to Wednesday and then the rest on the other days.
My experience at the examinations:
When I got there we went to our hotel rooms and set unpacked and then went straight to a hall where most of the examinations took place. Everybody got a different timetable, this was mine: 10-11 am was the ELT (eton list test which was an online aptitude test). 11.15 to 12.15 was the maths paper ( this was very hard and time management is very difficult, it’s almost certainly unlikely you will finish the paper ). 14.30 to 15.00 was the pastoral interview ( this was an interview where they got to know what you were like and determine if boarding was right for you ). 16.10 to 17 was the general paper which was essentially gust 3 essay questions (very philosophical) and you had to answer them. The next day I had the general interview with the director of admissions and deputy head ( quite intimidating however just be yourself and you will be fine ). And the last exam I had was the academic interview ( I had biology for mine and I was given a graph and I had to essentially explain it to the interviewer and explain features such as limiting factors, etc.
All in all it was a very good experience and eton is a very beautiful school in general. The hardest exam imo was the maths exam ( very wordy questions that incorporate multiple topics ). My biggest tip is to be yourself as the interviewers can see through your lies so just be yourself and tell them the truth ( I advise not rehearsing interview answers as it will come off less legitimate if that makes sense ).
Ps: it’s important to note that your financial position is very important and does play a large role ( from my knowledge ) in who is selected. Your parents will have to fill out a whole sheet of info based on finances and admissions generally pick those who need it the most and would benefit from it the most - e.g those who are from a lower class background and who are exposed to less opportunities are likely to be selected. However it’s important to note that everybody should give it go, the experience is very good and even tho I didn’t make it to eton I still got a place at another elite public school.
Good luck to everybody applying for a place in 2026 x. Hope this helped

Yo, I was shortlisted for the Orwell award last year and I’ll tell me my experience.
In terms of my person details:
I attended the eton summer school in July for five days (funded by my school in Newham ). I was mainly predicted all 9s and an A in a level maths. I competed for my borough in table tennis and basketball at the youth games and swam for my club at national galas. I had been doing scouts since 4 and karate for 14 years and was a brown belt at the time. I top of that I worked in a pharmacy for 13 months and also worked in an anti-knife crime organisation over the summer (try to get some sort of job over the summer, it will help ur application a lot). I did my work experience in a bio-medical programme and published articles on quantum mechanics ( these were mainly to exemplify my knowledge and to impress the school ). This is the most I can remember.
I went to the school in September for the Orwell award open day, it was really good to meet Orwell pupils and the food was nice. Around 400 applied last year and only 32 got shortlisted (it’s very competitive). They arrange the shortlisted applicants into 3 groups based on there location from the school, e.g people closest to the school will go on Monday to Wednesday and then the rest on the other days.
My experience at the examinations:
When I got there we went to our hotel rooms and set unpacked and then went straight to a hall where most of the examinations took place. Everybody got a different timetable, this was mine: 10-11 am was the ELT (eton list test which was an online aptitude test). 11.15 to 12.15 was the maths paper ( this was very hard and time management is very difficult, it’s almost certainly unlikely you will finish the paper ). 14.30 to 15.00 was the pastoral interview ( this was an interview where they got to know what you were like and determine if boarding was right for you ). 16.10 to 17 was the general paper which was essentially gust 3 essay questions (very philosophical) and you had to answer them. The next day I had the general interview with the director of admissions and deputy head ( quite intimidating however just be yourself and you will be fine ). And the last exam I had was the academic interview ( I had biology for mine and I was given a graph and I had to essentially explain it to the interviewer and explain features such as limiting factors, etc.
All in all it was a very good experience and eton is a very beautiful school in general. The hardest exam imo was the maths exam ( very wordy questions that incorporate multiple topics ). My biggest tip is to be yourself as the interviewers can see through your lies so just be yourself and tell them the truth ( I advise not rehearsing interview answers as it will come off less legitimate if that makes sense ).
Ps: it’s important to note that your financial position is very important and does play a large role ( from my knowledge ) in who is selected. Your parents will have to fill out a whole sheet of info based on finances and admissions generally pick those who need it the most and would benefit from it the most - e.g those who are from a lower class background and who are exposed to less opportunities are likely to be selected. However it’s important to note that everybody should give it go, the experience is very good and even tho I didn’t make it to eton I still got a place at another elite public school.
Good luck to everybody applying for a place in 2026 x. Hope this helped

What do you suggest revising for the maths test if it’s really hard

Revise long winded questions that require you to apply knowledge from multiple topics into one question where it’s not that obvious. From what I can remember the questions were very different from gcse format. The first page is basic one word questions like display something in standard form and factorise this quadratic ( relatively easy) however the second page is where it gets tricky. Definitely solidify your knowledge on the basics and practice applying knowledge to complex and difficult questions. Good luck