Join CLC Sixth Form as a Boarder: a community which supports you to develop, grow and excel.
Boarding at Cheltenham Ladies’ College offers a supportive and enriching environment that allows you to thrive and develop independence. You’ll benefit from exceptional facilities, expert teaching, and a pastoral network to guide you through this transformative stage.
From tailored academic pathways and a focus on you as an individual to unrivalled co-curricular choice and expert university guidance, CLC Sixth Form offers every student the opportunity to thrive. During your time here, you’ll be supported to take ownership of your future – ready to embrace the challenges, opportunities and ambitions that lie ahead.
Find the key milestones for applying to join CLC for Sixth Form below:
Join an Open Day or book a one-to-one visit to explore how life as a CLC sixth form student can support your future ambitions.
2026 Entry
2027 entry onwards
In addition to the above options, you could also join one of our General Open Days
We would encourage you to submit a Registration Form as soon as you have decided College is an option. This means we can invite you to relevant events and inform you of key deadlines as they approach.
REGISTRATION DEADLINES
2026 Entry
November assessment cycle: now closed for applications
January assessment cycle: Register by 10th January 2026
2027 entry onwards
Register by 30th September of Year 11
It is important for us to meet all our candidates as part of the entry process in order for us to get to know them as learners and potential members of our community.
The admissions process for Sixth Form is two-fold.
Submit an Entrance Exam Form: a link to an Entrance Exam Form will be sent where you’ll be asked to submit course and scholarship preferences.
Assessment Day: applicants will sit two written Sixth Form subject papers taken from your subject choices, along with an adaptive verbal reasoning test, and an adaptive test (either Maths/Science or Art/Humanities), have a 1-2-1 interview with a member of the Sixth Form Team or Senior Leadership team and take part in a small, group-based activity.
Short-listed Academic, Art, Music and Sport Scholarship applicants will participate in an additional assessment programme at CLC in the same week as the entrance exams.
Please note: Scholarship assessment is only available by the November entrance route.
EXAM DEADLINES
2026 Entry (November assessment cycle - now closed for applications)
Submit an exam form: by 30th September 2025
Assessment days: w/c 3rd November at CLC
2026 Entry (January assessment cycle - open for applications)
Submit an exam form: by 10th January 2026
Assessment days: w/c 19th January 2026 at CLC
2027 entry onwards
Submit an exam form: by early October of Year 11
Assessments days: early November of Year 11 at CLC
OFFER TIMINGS
2026 Entry (November assessment cycle)
Offers released w/c 1st December
2026 Entry (January assessment cycle)
Offers released during February 2026
2027 entry onwards
Offers released w/c 1st December of Year 11
Acceptance dates will be included in the offer letters, but it will normally be approximately two weeks from the date of the offer.
In June of Year 11, you will receive confirmation of your House and be given access to an online portal containing our joining information and forms to be completed.
In late June / early July, you'll have contact with your new Houseparent and have the opportunity to ask them your questions about joining your new house.
The Autumn term begins at the start of September. Arrangements vary each year, but new students tend to have an induction a day or two before the term begins, to give them chance to settle in.
Please see our International Applicants section if you are currently attending a school outside the UK as deadlines are different for International students.
If you have missed the application deadlines we are occasionally able to fast track an application, although we cannot guarantee that this will result in a place. For a conversation about late entry options for your daughter, please contact our Admissions Team via the 'Request a Callback' function on our Admissions Portal.
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Our new Sixth Form Centre will provide innovative learning spaces, that prepare students for university, work and life. Find out more here.
The deadline to join us for Year 9 in 2027 (13+ entry) is approaching: Register by Friday 17th October 2025.
Find out more here.
