September 2026 entry:  Our Sixth Form Open Evening for September 2026 entry will take place on Thursday 23 October 2025, from 5.00 pm to 7.15 pm.  Please check back for further details in due course, including our Sixth Form Course Information booklet 2026-2028 and online application form.

September 2025 entry:  The deadline to apply to Backwell Sixth Form for September 2025 entry has passed.  However, we may still be able to consider late applications and will do our best to accommodate your subject choices, depending on class sizes and subject combinations.  Please contact Backwell Sixth Form by telephone to 01275 463371 or via mailbox@backwellschool.net to enquire and complete the relevant online application form below.

The application form for students who will be new to Backwell School in September 2025 is different to that of students currently studying at Backwell School as we require further information from you. Please ensure that you complete the correct application form.

• Year 11 students new to Backwell School:  Please complete the application form here:  https://frog.backwellschool.net/sf-app-ext.  Once you have completed your application, please email the Sixth Form Team via mailbox@backwellschool.net to advise us of your application.

• Year 11 students currently studying at Backwell School:  Please log in to your Frog account and click on the ‘Application to join Backwell Sixth form’ link on the Student Notices page.

You can find out all about the courses we offer in our Sixth Form Course Information Booklet 2025-2027  (However, since publication, please note that Performing Arts will no longer be running).

Transition materials and summer work

Please find here a link to the Year 11 to Year 12 Transition page on FROG:

https://frog.backwellschool.net/y12backwellschool 

This page contains the summer work for each subject as well as key information about life in Backwell Sixth Form, the Sixth Form Handbook 2025, study tips and alumni advice.

Application Timeline for September 2025 entry

Thursday 24 October 2024	Sixth Form Open Evening
Friday 25 October 2024	Online applications open
Friday 6 December 2024	Deadline for applications.  Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered.  However, whilst we will do our best to accommodate subject choices, those subjects may already be full and there could be reduced choice in terms of subject combinations.
February 2025 onwards	Sixth Form interviews take place for all applicants.  For students new to Backwell and their parents/carers, this will include a guided tour of the school campus, visiting live lessons and an opportunity to ask questions.
March 2025 onwards	Conditional offers made to students
Friday 4 July 2025	Sixth Form Transition Day (attendance is compulsory if Backwell Sixth Form is your first or second choice)
Thursday 21 August 2025	GCSE Results Day
Tuesday 26 August 2025	Deadline to complete online registration at Backwell Sixth Form
Thursday 4 September 2025	First day of term and Sixth Form Induction for Year 12 students

For further information about Backwell Sixth Form, please visit the Sixth Form pages of our website or click here for the Admissions and Courses page.