Downfield Sixth Form

Director of Sixth Form	Mr Farr (Marling)
Founded	2000
School Type	Sixth Form College (Mixed)
Location	Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Students	Around 600

Downfield Sixth Form was a sixth-form college located in Stroud, Gloucestershire until 2010. The building continues to provide shared sixth form provision for Marling School Sixth Form and Stroud High School Sixth Form.

It provided post-school level education of Years 12 and 13, the majority of which were from Marling School, and Stroud High School. The Sixth Form was part of the Stroud Post 16 Consortium which included Archway School and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. It is situated in Downfield Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The sixth form block underwent extensive building work to accommodate the ever-rising number of students and includes a new Lecture Theatre with state-of-the-art audio visual system.

History

In 1996, Marling School and its sister school Stroud High School, embarked on a process of collaboration at Sixth Form level, thereby enriching the curriculum and options available to students from both schools. From 2000-2010 the sixth form operated under the name Downfield Sixth Form before control of sixth form provision was regained by both schools.

Application/admittance

Entry requirements of 5 GCSE's at Grade B or above, including Maths and English, and similarly a grade B or above in subjects chosen to study at AS/A2 level. Over the years, outside students joined from Kings School, Maidenhill School (Stonehouse), Archway School (Stroud), Sir William Romneys' School (Tetbury), Deer Park School (Cirencester), Severn Vale School (Gloucester), Rednock School (Dursley), Thomas Keble School (Bussage), High School for Girls (Gloucester), Wynstones and Wycliffe College and a number of other independent schools.

Facilities

Most students are taught in Marling and Stroud High School classrooms, by the respective teachers. However, some subjects require that students are taught at Archway or South Gloucestershire and Stroud College.

Separate Facilities

Marling has a west and east campus, consisting of classrooms, IT rooms, a library and a sports hall. Computing is also only taught by a Marling teacher.
Stroud High School has a junior and senior side, similar to Marling, consisting of classrooms, six ICT suites, a library, a sports hall, and six tennis courts. Politics is only taught by Stroud High teachers

Shared Facilities

Marling and SHS share a DT block, a science block and a Music Hall.
There is also a main Sixth Form Block situated between the two main campuses. This has recently been refurbished and extended and consists of a social area, three study areas with computers, classrooms, a lecture theatre and the main reception area. This is where most students will be found during their 'Study Periods' (also known as 'Frees').

Subjects/Higher Education

At Sixth Form, students are typically required to take 4 subjects for AS-Level, and then drop to 3 for A-Level, though some subjects may increase this. Most A-Level courses consist of 3 modules at AS, and 3 at A2. However, some courses' modules consist of submission of coursework. On average, 80% of Sixth Form students move on to Higher Education - taking courses as diverse as Medicine and Marketing.

Most subjects have 9 lessons a fortnight, divided between the Marling and SHS teachers (or on the external campuses if necessary). This means there are approximately 12 study periods a fortnight, and 2 tutor periods. The Sixth Form also offers enrichment periods, where students can branch outside of their curriculum and try new activities. In the second year, unpopular subjects switch to having only 7 lessons a fortnight.

External links

Official site

Schools in Gloucestershire (including South Gloucestershire)

Primary	The British School

Secondary	Abbeywood Community School Archway School All Saints' Academy Beaufort Co-operative Academy Balcarras School Barnwood Park Arts College Bradley Stoke Community School Brimsham Green School Bristol Technology & Engineering Academy The Castle School Cheltenham Bournside School Chipping Campden School Chipping Sodbury School Chosen Hill School Churchdown School Academy Cirencester Deer Park School Cirencester Kingshill School Cleeve School Cotswold School The Dean Academy Dene Magna School Downend School Farmor's School The Forest High School Gloucester Academy The Grange School Hanham Woods Academy John Cabot Academy Katharine Lady Berkeley's School King's Oak Academy Maidenhill School Mangotsfield School Marlwood School Millbrook Academy Newent Community School Patchway Community College Pittville School Rednock School The Ridings' Yate Academy The Riding's Winterbourne Academy Severn Vale School Sir Bernard Lovell School Sir William Romney's School St Peter's High School Tewkesbury School Thomas Keble School Winchcombe School Wyedean School

Grammar	The Crypt School High School for Girls Marling School Pate's Grammar School Ribston Hall High School Sir Thomas Rich's School Stroud High School

Sixth form colleges	Cirencester College Downfield Sixth Form Gloucestershire College

Independent (senior)	Cheltenham College Cheltenham Ladies' College St Edward's School

Independent (all ages)	Dean Close School The King's School, Gloucester Rendcomb College Westonbirt School Wycliffe College Wynstones School

Special education	Alderman Knight School National Star College

Defunct	Cirencester Grammar School Hanham High School Oriel School Rose Hill School Tewkesbury Academy Vale of Berkeley College

Coordinates: 51°44′45″N 2°14′2″W / 51.74583°N 2.23389°W / 51.74583; -2.23389

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