SIXTH FORMS, Kings college maths school, brampton or NCS?

Kings:
I'll just list out my reasons here
There's actually a lot more, but its too much for me to write. Definitely visit an open day if you can :0
If you're more interested in going here because you want to study at oxbridge, well..... it probably does increase your chance of being offered in the sense of the amount of admissions prep done at KCLMS and all the super curricular you do, but you would need to put in the work to be able to use it effectively and not waste it.
Going to KCLMS does not guarantee an oxbridge offer, but I do think it is better at preparing its students for the admissions process. Apply if you want to be challenged!

Kings:
I'll just list out my reasons here
There's actually a lot more, but its too much for me to write. Definitely visit an open day if you can :0
If you're more interested in going here because you want to study at oxbridge, well..... it probably does increase your chance of being offered in the sense of the amount of admissions prep done at KCLMS and all the super curricular you do, but you would need to put in the work to be able to use it effectively and not waste it.
Going to KCLMS does not guarantee an oxbridge offer, but I do think it is better at preparing its students for the admissions process. Apply if you want to be challenged!

i got an offer from KCLMS, so im planning to study Maths, FM, Physics and AS Econ. For university, My goal is to go to Cambridge and study engineering. I am particularly interested in Aerospace. However , I have one concern for now and that is currently in my school , I am the most able in maths. However, everyone in KCLMS will be way more advanced in the maths field than me. I've met people who are in yr 11 who have been doing the BMO since year 9, are doing AS Maths currently and some are also doing TMUA prep (which is quite early, but it shows how ahead they are). Compared to them, I am really behind. My knowledge is very closed within GCSE Curriculum, so I'm not sure if this kind of environment would let be down or intimidate me.

Most people in the year will feel the same- imposter syndrome can be heavy in the first 3 months and put you down, but please don't let this deter you. I think that because it's a new environment and everyone was the best at maths from their schools, everyone feels like they have something to prove. I never took the maths or physics challenges seriously in secondary, so it was a bit of a shock of how locked in some people were about it in year 12. But in retrospect, being humbled was quite an important and inevitable experience that really confirmed that KCLMS was the best place to be, since I was surrounded by people better than me it really pushed me to work hard and be a better problem solver over the year. I'm glad I was humbled 😆 - better now than later right?
I think that after the first few months, once you've gotten to know your year group and "find your people", it gets exponentially better. Your classmates aren't competition or rivals - they're there to support you and work with you - that's what I really like about KCLMS - everyone's got such a happy and positive vibe. You're not going to get bullied or looked down on if that's what's worrying you - I actually think that the school tries quite hard to make you feel at ease at the start- you'll definitely get a few assemblies on that.
In terms of academics, yep, I would definitely recommend looking and getting familiar with the syllabus of your A-level subjects - especially AS economics (if you didn't do the GCSE). For maths, the teaching style at KCLMS prefers that you have not already studied the content because they like deriving it from the most basic principles - understanding why a method works and how. Just learning off an exam paper (ie. "Apply this method for this question") is a big NO. For example, you won't ever see a KCLMS student use a CAST diagram to solve trig equations- just draw the functions out! Oh yeah, get ready to draw a lot of graphs if you go.
You would be doing the ESAT for engineering, but TMUA is good practice for the maths modules. The only issue is that you can't do TMUA without the AS/ A-level knowledge beforehand. But good news, most of the content for the ESAT is covered before the October sitting - some bits of physics like capacitance and electromagnetism may need to be revised or learnt ahead of the KCLMS schedule as heads up. It's a bit early to start- don't stress and prepare when you feel you're ready - start of summer holidays perhaps? Getting the predicted grades is more important anyway in year 12.
Main point, if you feel that people around you are better than you - good! That's where you want to be. Feels pretty rubbish at the start, but in the long term it's incredibly beneficial. You'll be taking different paths for university - some are more maths focused, others physics, economics or CS driven - and everyone's aiming for the best. No one there is going to try to drag you down - only yourself.
Oh btw, for engineering, I think KCLMS may do the UK Space Design Challenge - if the current year 12s continue it for your year, so get involved if you can. It inspired a lot of my friends to write about in the personal statement. You can do it independently too with your own group (not with school) if you really want as well.

Oh that is great! i did UKSDC 2025, and I was concerned because KCLMS didn't say anything about it on the taster day

thanks, may i also ask, what are some disadvantages of attending KCLMS. The distance from my location to kclms is about 1 hour 15 mins