Welcome from Director of Sixth Form
Welcome to our outstanding International Sixth Form in Ingatestone, Essex. Our unique offering blends academic rigour with a core curriculum which readies our students for the dynamic, globalised world in which we live. Students thrive in our supportive and academic study environments, allowing them to achieve outcomes which are above national and international averages. 
Our broad curriculum offering is transformational. All students study at least four courses (six if IB Diploma), allowing them to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of concepts and a true passion for scholarship. Students have the choice of 28 subject disciplines, 7 of which are languages. Students study one of our routes:
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP)
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International Baccalaureate Career Programme (IBCP)
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A Levels (students study four subjects)
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AIB (students study three A Levels with either one IB standard subject or the EPQ)
Additional information regarding these routes can be found on the ‘Curriculum Routes’ page.
Regardless of the Curriculum Route and subjects taken, students embark upon a Baccalaureate academic journey, becoming well rounded individuals ready to apply to prestigious University, Apprenticeship or School Leaver programmes. Our ‘core curriculum’ of personal development includes a guest speaker programme, global Citizenship lessons, Creativity Activity Service (CAS), academic projects, work experience, destinations mentoring and international visits to destinations such as China, Frankfurt, Japan, Krakow, Iceland, Madrid, Paris and Singapore. This programme is transformational for our students, readying them to make ambitious post-18 destination choices.
On average, 85% of our students graduate from our Sixth Form to attend University. 40% of students gain places at Russell Group Universities and over 80% gain a place at their first choice University. Our destinations mentoring programme supports students to make informed decisions regarding the many post-18 routes available, with specialist teachers advising on apprenticeship, employment, overseas university and gap year destinations in addition to the traditional UK university route.
Over the past few years our students have received offers from Universities such as Nagoya University in Japan, University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Princeton in the USA, IE University in Spain, University of British Columbia in Canada and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, all of which have a significant international reputation.
Our curriculum is pioneering and as such we collaborate with national and international organisations to showcase best practice. Our Sixth Form is a centre of excellence for languages and our distinctive IBCP curriculum has been shared with other schools due to its distinctive approach and outstanding outcomes.
We look forward to welcoming you at our Open Evening and would encourage you to register for a morning tour through our booking form: Sixth Form morning tour
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
email admissions@aesessex.co.uk
Mr B A Knights
Director of Sixth Form