DDs moving school for 6th form

[Farthg]

I specifically wanted to ask how your DDs fared in 6th form when they moved to a school that was all boys but then the 6th form was mixed.

As in they joined a new 6th form as an external but the school they joined is all boys till GCSEs and then they have a mixed 6th form.

DD and all her friends moved from all girls to mixed 6th form college and did very well. No problems. All boy schools that take girls in 6th form have generally done a lot of work to prepare for the intake

I live in an area where the grammars are single sexed, but the six forms attached to them are mixed. Although still predominantly populated by the original sex, they were popular with the opposite one, who seemed to do well.

Just that I've heard things in recent years about the boys being unpleasant etc.

It will depend on the individual school, that years cohort and how long the sixth forms have been mixed. I know lots of people who have done this and it has worked out well.

My stepdaughter did this. I think she wanted to expand her social horizons i.e. meet boys. However, she found it to be a very testosterone fuelled environment. She really didn't end up enjoying it and achieved 2 Bs and a D in her A level grades. I would look into the male/female balance of the school and find out what other parents say. Good luck.

What I'm getting at is boys generally are unpleasant to the girls and trying to make them feel uncomfortable.

Have heard bad things.

Yes, boys making girls uncomfortable was what she experienced. And that was a private school. She could have had a better experience at the local state sixth form, but it wasn't up to me. I think it affected her grades

DD did this last year. I would say the 6th form is 1/3 girls, 2/3 boys. It's very popular 6th form and has a short distance intake.

The split varies in subjects, STEM is fairly boy-heavy, some of DD's old school friends declined going there due to this. Humanities are more girl-heavy, languages are fairly evenly mixed.

DD had absolutely no issues, she actually reconnected with some boys she went to primary school with. The school and the 6th form teachers are very strict on behaviour and any comments would definitely put out immediately. I haven't seen or heard any inproppriate behaviour either, when we watched DD in a drama production where lots of the actors' friends came along, we could see friendly, happy, well behaved students.

And - our neighbour's DD also moved over and when we spoke to her about it, she had nothing but positive things to say.

So, it will really depend on the individual school. I think your best bet is posting at a local FB group and ask for recommendation.