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Harris Westminster sixth form - how is it?

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isa2 · 04/02/2023 19:46

Does anyone have any experience of Harris Westminster sixth form? My child potentially has a tricky decision about whether to move there from a small, comfortable and good quality private school - a secure and easy sixth form life staying where he is vs. a maybe more interesting and inclusive (and cheaper!) environment! What should he consider?

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RedDogBlueDog · 05/02/2023 23:15

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isa2 · 05/02/2023 21:07

@KindergartenKop thanks - no, he doesn't need lots of attention, but 30ish per A level class would be significantly more than most of the state sixth forms round us, and the Harris Westminster prospectus says classes are usually 15-24 each, so I'd be surprised if they were all 30ish.
@RedDogBlueDog - it seems like quite a transparent process with an exam and an interview process. It doesn't seem as though coming from a private school is necessarily a disadvantage. An important part of the point of the school is that they prioritise children who have been in care or receiving free school meals - they have a lower requirement in terms of exam score needed to get an interview, but I think children who aren't in those categories but live in a London borough are treated the same as one another, at least in terms of score needed to be offered an interview. My son has got as far as being offered an interview, so thinking a bit more seriously about what it would be like.

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KindergartenKop · 05/02/2023 16:30

Well it will have big A level classes of 30ish. Does he need lots of attention?