Welcome to HGS Sixth Form

The Sixth Form community

Our Sixth Form is a diverse, ambitious and high-achieving community, welcoming students like you from across West Yorkshire.

Around half of our Year 12 students are already HGS students, while the other half join us seeking an exceptional Sixth Form experience. They arrive from different schools, backgrounds and experiences, but they all have one thing in common: they want the best possible academic education, so they can be the best that they can be.

Whether your future lies at Oxford or Cambridge, on a degree apprenticeship, in medicine, or at a leading conservatoire, we know you choose HGS Sixth Form because it opens doors.

Academic excellence

We are proud to be an academic Sixth Form where ambition is nurtured, opportunities are created, and you are prepared to succeed at the highest level. Our students achieve excellent results, securing places on the most competitive university courses and progressing to their first-choice destinations.

We offer a wide range of A level courses, taught by knowledgeable subject specialists who understand how to support you through the transition from GCSE to A level. You are encouraged to immerse yourself fully in your subjects, developing deep knowledge, independence and intellectual confidence.

Support that makes a difference

We recognise that you thrive best when you feel known, supported and challenged, and we have created a pastoral system to achieve this. You will benefit from daily contact with a dedicated Sixth Form tutor, as well as regular academic monitoring and wellbeing support.

Life at HGS Sixth Form is about more than exam results. Our experienced in-house careers team, structured careers curriculum, and extensive pathway and enrichment programmes ensure you are fully prepared for life beyond Sixth Form.

More than A levels

Beyond classroom study, we encourage you to embrace a range of dedicated enrichment activities, which may include:

• work experience or volunteering linked to future careers
• leadership and mentoring opportunities
• sporting, creative or academic societies
• independent enrichment during non-contact time.

These opportunities have been designed to help you develop into a confident, adaptable and well-rounded young adult.

As part of the wider school community, you will have access to a wide range of leadership opportunities, including roles within the Senior Committee, prefect system and peer mentoring programmes. These experiences help you develop responsibility, communication skills and leadership confidence, preparing you for later life.

A place to belong

The Jo Cox Centre is the hub of Sixth Form life, providing high-quality study spaces, IT facilities, catering and social areas where you can enjoy the increased freedom and responsibility of post-16 study. Alongside access to the main school’s specialist facilities, the Centre provides an environment that supports both focused learning and a strong sense of community.

Preparing you for the future is central to everything we do. Heckmondwike Grammar School Sixth Form combines academic rigour, outstanding teaching, strong pastoral care and exceptional progression guidance to ensure you are fully prepared for university, an apprenticeship, or specialist training.

If you are ambitious, motivated and ready to take the next step towards your future, Heckmondwike Grammar School Sixth Form will help you get there.