Sixth Form
Wallingford School features two parts - the secondary school, and a sixth form college which merge to feature the same teachers, lesson structure, subjects, timetable, etc.
Sixth Form students study AS-Levels in Year 12 (age 16/17) and A-Levels in Year 13 (age 17/18). However from September 2008, a small number of students each term in the sixth form can follow a "Pre A-Level" course that enables them to study for A-Levels if they did not achieve the required GCSE grades to do so by regular progression. These students can spend a year studying five GCSE subjects to retake, then continue with AS/A2 Levels at the sixth form.
Unlike the Years 7 - 11, sixth form students are not required to wear school uniform. They are also given the freedom of choice to sign in and out of the school site at lunchtimes.
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