Our New Sixth Form

From September 2024, Merchant Taylors’ offers a co-educational Sixth Form for girls and boys.

This is based around our newly-developed Sixth Form Centre, located on the Harrison site, which provides a central hub for Sixth Formers to learn, study, collaborate and socialise with their fellow students.

We are proud of our record of academic achievement at A Level. Our A*-B attainment is unrivalled in the area, with more than two thirds of all grades in that range, leading the vast majority of our students into the university or other institution of their choice. For a more detailed view of our recent results in external examinations, please visit the key information pages in the Boys‘ and Girls‘ School sections of our website.

Co-curricular activities such as our Combined Cadet Force, joint school drama productions and music groups allow students to work alongside one another outside of the classroom and take leadership roles with younger children.

Bespoke pastoral care is also central to our provision and there is a genuine sense of community here. Not only do teachers know every student by their name, but they invariably know about their interests, their future ambitions and their individual needs, while students actively support each other on a daily basis. This creates an environment where students can feel comfortable reaching out and confident that their voices will be heard.

We extend the same warm welcome to students who are already part of the school community and those who are new to the school. All we ask is that they bring hungry, enquiring minds and a love of independent learning; in return we offer an excellent academic education delivered by subject specialists in small class sizes, alongside first-class support and guidance and a unique range of enrichment opportunities.

For further information about our grade entry criteria, please contact our Admissions team.