Applying to The John Roan Sixth Form

We are ambitious for our students, we aim to inspire you to dream big and aim high. Students from our Sixth Form have gone on to Oxford, Cambridge, and a wide variety of universities nationwide every year, including Edinburgh, York, Warwick and Kings College London. Students from our Basketball Academy have achieved scholarships to universities in the UK, US and Canada.

Entry Requirements

The leap from Key Stage 4 to 5 is a challenging one, therefore we require all applicants to our Sixth Form to have obtained the following minimum grades in order to be offered a place:

•    A Levels - at least 5 GCSEs at grade 5 or above, including English and Mathematics
•    BTECs - at least 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and Mathematics
•    Please check specific entry requirements for the subjects you are applying to study also

Please click on the link below to apply for September 2026.

If you have any questions at all please do get in touch, email sixthforminfo@thejohnroanschool.org.uk or call  Ms. D McWilliams on 020 8516 7591.

Please note that late applications will only be considered after all applications submitted on time

What we offer: 

• Strong academic A-Levels and selected BTEC courses 
• Competitive Admissions Programme (for students applying for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science and to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge) 
• The John Roan Scholars Programme 
• The EPQ research project 
• Gold Arts Award 
• A Student Leadership Programme, including School Captains, Prefects and the opportunity to mentor students in younger years 
• An inviting and inclusive ethos, meeting the diverse needs of all 
• Excellent personalised support to ensure all our students get to their desired destinations 
• Excellent sports academies in basketball, football and rugby 

We are ambitious for our students, we aim to inspire you to dream big and aim high. Students from our Sixth Form have gone on to Oxford, Cambridge, and a wide variety of universities nationwide every year, including Edinburgh, York, Warwick and Kings College London. Students from our Basketball Academy have achieved scholarships to universities in the UK, US and Canada.

Our Sixth Form is home to The John Roan School Basketball Academy in partnership with Greenwich Titans.