Cardiff Sixth Form College has been ranked the top independent school in the UK over the past 12 years and offers both GCSE and A Level courses. The school has two campuses in Cardiff and Cambridge. 91% of students achieved A*-A grades in 2024 and 97% A*-B, with 35 students going onto study medicine and 5 to study law. 83% to top QS 100 universities worldwide and 31% went onto G5 universities - Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, LSE and UCL.
Teaching staff are all highly experienced with many having been examiners or inspectors in other schools. Highly rated by the pupils, staff offer one to one support, tutorials and academic enrichment on top of their extensive teaching programme. A designated careers team at the College drive and reinforce student passion for learning with excellent careers guidance, UCAS support, entrance to US and other international universities, lectures and work experience programmes. There are over 40 different nationalities at Cardiff who live in state-of-the-art boarding accommodation comprising single en-suite bedrooms and studio apartments.
Cardiff Sixth Form College also offers a wide range of extra and super curricular activities. Students take part in volunteering and international work experience programmes as well as academic competitions. Encouraged to undertake self-study, all students given practice in Critical Thinking, as well as extra tutor support, they are prepared for the various entry requirements of tests such as UCAT, LNAT and TSA and are able to compete for the most sought-after places at top universities.
Head | Mr Gareth Collier |
School Type | Senior co-education school |
Junior Age Range | 14 - 17 |
Senior Age Range | 16 - 19 |
Academic |
GCSE: Yes Alevel: Yes Int'l Baccalaureate: No |
Vocational | |
Total Students | 405 |
Youngest Boarder | 14 |
Int'l Students | 326 |