Blackpool Sixth’s Excellence Programme has been specially created to support our most academically able students in their studies and prepare them for entry to the country’s top universities.
As an Excellence Programme student, you will take part in an exciting and challenging programme, designed to help you to meet your aspirations and succeed to the very best of your ability.
What does the Excellence Programme involve?
6Advance – A fantastic range of ‘academies’ that offer you the chance to develop extra skills outside of your core study programme. Academies such as the Medical Society and the Social Sciences Research Academy enable ambitious students to prepare for highly competitive careers.
EPQ – The Extended Project Qualification enables you to undertake your own independent research project and gain a qualification that is highly valued by universities.
Prestigious Universities – All Excellence Programme students will receive individual support in the application process to the most selective universities, including Oxford, Cambridge and the elite Russell Group institutions. Blackpool Sixth has a proven record of students gaining highly competitive places. Preparation will involve:
Your own dedicated pastoral mentor
Organised visits / conferences including the country’s leading universities
Guest talks / lectures from academic speakers
Workshops on personal statements, interviews and entry exams
University access programmes, including the Cambridge HE+ scheme
Science, Engineering, Technology and Maths Excellence
Specific support for medical, dentistry and veterinary school applications including help with BMAT / UKCAT and other entrance tests
Brilliant extension programme in physics through the Ogden Trust – regular success in Physicist of the Year competitions
Thriving and highly successful Further Maths courseSupport for MAT and STEP papers for Oxbridge/Russell group applications in Maths-based subjects.
How do I gain a place on the excellence programme?
Entry to the programme will be based on your GCSE examination results. You will need to have an average of a 7 from your academic GCSE courses to be considered. You will be informed after enrolment whether or not you have been selected for the programme.
For more information or queries, please contact Peter Wright, Head of The Excellence Programme, peter.wright@blackpoolsixth.ac.uk or contact the Admissions Team on enquiries@blackpoolsixth.ac.uk or 01253 394911.
Student profiles
Mason Frudd
Former Hodgson Academy student, Mason, has accepted an offer to read medicine at Cambridge University.
James Farrow
James Farrow, former LSA Technology and Performing Arts College student, is now studying History and French at the University of Oxford.
Sian Morris
Former Millfield Science & Performing Arts Academy student, Sian Morris, is studying Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Oxford.
Sophie Lynn
Former Unity Academy student, Sophie, has accepted an offer to read psychology and behavioural sciences at Cambridge University.
Levi Hayes
Former Millfield Science & Performing Arts Academy student, Levi Hayes, is studying History and Politics at the University of Oxford.
Luke Skelton
Former Saint Bede’s student Luke Skelton, is now studying chemistry at the University of Oxford.
Sam Heap
Former Millfield Science & Performing Arts College student, Sam Heap, is now studying Chemistry at The University of Oxford.
Danielle Noteboom
Former St. George’s School student, Danielle Noteboom, is now at the University of Manchester studying Law.
Camille Demegillo
Former St. Mary’s Catholic Academy student, Camille Demegillo, is now studying Pharmacy at The University of Manchester!
In the News
Cambridge offers secured by trio of Blackpool students
Three students from The Blackpool Sixth Form College have secured offers to study at the prestigious university.
Oxford student Luke scoops fiction prize
Luke Bateman, who left Blackpool Sixth in 2019 and now studies modern and ancient history at Oxford University, won the Oxford Review of Books Short Fiction prize for his short story ‘Box on the Shelf.’