Cardiff Sixth Form College 

About Cardiff Sixth Form College 

School Overview

Cardiff Sixth Form College’s results are outstanding. In 2022 95% of students received A*–A grades, with 99% of students achieving A*–B grades. These results saw the college top the league table as the best independent school in the UK as reported by The Daily Telegraph. Excellent teaching, one-to-one support, superb academic materials, nearly double the amount of teaching hours of any other school and developing academic students with programmes designed to enhance their careers is what really makes the difference. The staff offer outstanding one-to-one support, tutorials and academic enrichment on top of their extensive teaching programme. 

Cardiff now runs not only a one year GCSE course but is offering two year GCSE. GCSE results have also been outstanding with 89% of students got 9-7 grades and 96% 9-6. This course provides a unique opportunity for younger students, many of whom aspire to progress on to the award-winning Sixth Form, to be able to take advantage of the inspirational teaching, excellent career development and modern boarding environment at the top school in the UK. Designed as a four-way career path into top universities, this new course gives students the opportunity to study up to 11 key academic subjects as well as improve their English proficiency in small class sizes with intensive teaching. 

Boarding Overview

There are three different room types: cluster rooms, apartments, and studio flats.  Cluster room are shared by four to six students with single bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms in addition to a shared kitchen and lounge.  Apartments feature two single bedrooms and have a shared bathroom, kitchen, and lounge whilst studio flats feature a single room with an ensuite bathroom and a kitchen but do not include a lounge and are allocated on a first come first served basis.  

All students have access to large communal common rooms, laundry facilities, music practice rooms and art rooms as well as on-site medical centres. 

We take great pride in our multi-cultural community here at Cardiff Sixth Form College which gives our students a unique opportunity to mix with young people from a variety of different cultures and backgrounds.   Our students are encouraged to respect one another, be tolerant and work together to create a happy, safe home where they can make friends and be sociable but also enjoy quiet times to work and reflect. 

Students are looked after by our very experienced boarding staff who create a warm and supportive home-from-home environment with excellent pastoral care and our boarders live as part of a true family community.  The staff are always there to share our pupils’ successes, help them with any issues that may arise, arrange events and liaise with parents and there is no doubt that the pupils enjoy a close relationship with the staff that live on-site to look after them. 

Extracurricular Overview

Students at Cardiff Sixth Form College take part in a wide variety of clubs, House activities, annual celebrations, and social events.  Some of these activities are led by staff; others are run by the students themselves.  Students are welcome to join in existing clubs or start new ones if they have a particular passion or interest. 

Developing leadership skills and working as part of a team are key skills for university and running events, working together with others, learning new skills and developing existing competencies is vital both in and outside the classroom. 

Taking part in extra-curricular clubs and activities is not only extremely enjoyable it gives students the chance to make new friends in different year groups and benefit from a more rounded curriculum. 

Some of our most popular social events include our Chinese New Year celebrations, Halloween Party, Christmas and Graduation Balls, meals out, cinema evenings and weekend trips to enjoy the local countryside.