Applications to Year 12 - 2027 entry
Our Open Evening for all applicants is on Thursday 26 November. Booking is available here from midday on Monday 5 October by using the links below:
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GZLJ
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/122651
Applications will open at 8.30am on Monday 23 November 2026. A link to the application form will be placed on this page. The form is only for completion by Year 11 students who are not currently studying at Newstead Wood School.
We ask that parents do not complete the application form on behalf of their children. Year 11 students should complete and submit this form themselves.
The application form will be closed at 3.00pm on Friday 12 February 2027 and no further applications can be accepted after that time for any reason.
After the deadline has passed, we will not be able to accept any requests to update grade information, as analysis of the forms received will already be in progress.
Please see below for further information on how to complete the application form and the overall process:
* Your birthday should fall in the range of 01/09/2010 to 31/08/2011 to apply for a place in Year 12. If you are currently being educated outside of your age cohort, please email sixthformadmissions@newsteadwood.co.uk to check if you may apply. You should include your date of birth and explain why you are being educated outside of your age cohort. Please also attach a letter from a member of your Senior Leadership Team supporting this.
* Please enter your personal email address on your application – do not enter your school email address.
* We do not require references.
* There is no entrance exam.
* On the form you will see spaces where you can enter your Unique Pupil Number and your Unique Learner Number. These numbers are available from your school office. It is not compulsory to enter these when you apply - we make the fields available as we do need this data if you later enrol at Newstead. If you would prefer not to provide these at this stage, we would still recommend obtaining them from your school office now and keeping them somewhere safe as you will need to enter them on any offer acceptance documents you need to complete in August. (If you have only ever been educated within private schools then you may not have these numbers. This is not a problem and new numbers will be created for you at the time of enrolment, at whichever Sixth Form you attend.)
* Please do not enter the grades of any GCSEs you have already taken - these cannot be taken into consideration. Only enter details of the GCSE subjects you are currently studying.
* You will be asked to upload a full, clear copy of the report issued by your school showing your predicted grades. This needs to show your full name and the predicted grades for every subject that you currently study.
- If your school does not provide predicted grades, please upload a copy of your most recent Year 11 school report showing your current grades for all GCSE subjects being studied. We will use a grade that is one above your most recent grade as your predicted grade for your application.
- We cannot accept “Target” grades for your application as they are not representative of your current academic level.
* We will not accept cropped, handwritten or hand typed documents. If you do not upload a full, clear school report showing the required information we will mark your application as Incomplete. You will receive an email advising you of this, and it is your responsibility to then ensure you upload a full report in the correct format and re-submit your application by the deadline.
* After the application deadline, we will analyse the applications received to consider which applicants should receive a Conditional Offer. Offers are based on the Average Point Score of your predicted grades.
* Conditional Offers will be sent by email to the relevant applicants in mid-March 2027.
* This offer reserves you a place in Year 12 on the condition that you achieve your predicted grades or higher in your GCSEs.
* You do not need to accept a Conditional Offer – only if you are made a formal offer on Results Day will you need to accept/decline.
* If you wish to change the subjects you wish to study, your Conditional Offer will have be withdrawn as it is linked to the subjects you selected at application. It is better to wait for your GCSE results and then discuss any potential subject changes with us on Results Day.
* Holders of Conditional Offers will be contacted in the Spring/Summer term to invite them to a Taster Day.
* If you do not receive a conditional offer, please do still contact us on Results Day with your results if they fall in line with our entry criteria and course requirements.