It is a sixth form privilege not to wear school uniform and while sixth formers rightly enjoy greater freedoms than younger students, they also carry a responsibility to set the tone in a school community that benefits from clarity, high standards and visible aspiration. The school expects that you will dress suitably and avoid extremes of fashion. Many outsiders judge the school by the appearance of its sixth formers and younger students look to the sixth form students as role models. If you have to stop and think about whether what you are wearing is suitable, then it is probably not! The dress code is reviewed annually, and the following has been agreed for the academic year 2025-2026.
Mobile Phones and Earphones
Mobile phones are to be turned-off and are expressly banned from all use around the school site and should be out of sight at all times including in lessons. Similarly, earphones should not be worn once on the school site. The only exception to this rule is where students are within the Sixth Form Centre. Earphones can be used in Directed Study.
We all (including staff) need to be effective role models to our younger students, hence this rule. As a member of the Sixth Form you also accept that your phone will be confiscated for the day should you engage in inappropriate mobile phone use. Failure to comply will result in a fixed term exclusion.