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Sixth-form colleges and A-level options in Reading or Oxford

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Mrsmum09 · 18/07/2026 21:33

Hi

Looking for sixth-form colleges or A-level options in Reading or Oxford area we are open to any good advices around these. The preferred subjects are biology - chemistry - pe and maths. We are trying to participate in as many open events as we can, but at the moment we couldn't list much schools. Seeking for advices please. Thanks

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AlwaysRightISwear · 18/07/2026 21:39

State or private?

If state I know people who have chosen Henley College and weee happy.

Mrsmum09 · 19/07/2026 22:15

State, I have a shortlist but we still want to go more open events. So I wondered if someone come up with a school name that I couldn’t have thought of. Are they happy in Henley College?

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AlwaysRightISwear · 19/07/2026 23:05

I think so.

Zimbolino · Yesterday 15:47

Oxford has the following college:
Activate Learning City of Oxford College

And the following state Sixth Forms (Alphabetical)
Cheney
Cherwell
Greyfriars
Matthew Arnold
Oxford Spires
The Swan School
The Oxford Academy* *Not certain what their Sixth Form offer is, might be sport heavy
Some city students might also go to Wheatley Park. There is a decent bus service from Oxford.

(People will come along and tell you that Cherwell is the best. FWIW, it's also a very large Sixth Form (300 per year group) with large class sizes in the popular subjects.)

You can look at school's average scores and their value added here:
https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/

I hope your young person finds the education that is the right one for them!

Mrsmum09 · Yesterday 19:54

Thank you very much this is soo useful for us 🙏

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