Following a consultation with our current KS4 students, we are now taking a new approach from September 2025 by offering A Levels.
The A Level offering will be accompanied by an Enrichment curriculum to ensure our students can continue to thrive in their academic and personal development.
Information on subjects, courses and more will follow soon.
Interested in attending our Sixth Form to study A Level?
Sign up here and we will email you when more information is available on this page.
You can also join us for our Open Event event on Wednesday 27th November to learn more about our vibrant and ambitious Sixth Form!
If you’re joining us for the first time, welcome! We understand that being ‘the new one’ can sometimes be a little daunting, but rest assured that all students new to our Sixth Form quickly settle in – we encourage and create a friendly and supportive environment with a confident sense of achievement and progress. We are proud to be an International Baccalaureate World School; we have offered the IB Diploma since 2007, and with much success.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma is a pathway which ensures that you leave RGS balanced and well-rounded. Subjects sit together in similar groups, as you can see below, you choose one subject from each group. Three of these subjects will be at Higher level (HL) and three at Standard level (SL).
"What I enjoy most about the RGS Sixth Form is the support from the teachers and how passionate they are about their subjects". - Mabel, current Sixth Form student
Group | Subject available |
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1 – English | English Literature |
English Language and Literature | |
2 – Languages | French, German, Japanese and Spanish ab initio |
French, German, Spanish | |
3 – Individuals and Society (Humanities) | Anthropology |
Business Management | |
Economics | |
Geography | |
Global Politics | |
History | |
Philosophy | |
Psychology | |
4 – Sciences | Biology |
Chemistry | |
Physics | |
Environmental Systems and Societies* | |
Sport, Health and Exercise Science | |
Computer Science | |
Design and Technology | |
5 - Mathematics | Mathematics – Analysis and Approaches |
Mathematics – Applications and Interpretations | |
6 – The Arts | Visual Arts |
Theatre Studies | |
Music | |
Film | |
Or an additional subject from groups 2-4 |
If you opt to study Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) in Group 4 – The Sciences, you are able to then opt for two subjects from Group 6, The Arts – as ESS is seen as both a Science and a Humanity. In Group 6 -The Arts, you can opt out of these subjects and instead choose an extra language, humanity or science. Below you will find the subjects offered at Rochester Grammar School.
As part of the IB Diploma, all students study Theory of Knowledge (ToK), a critical thinking course, and complete an Extended Essay into a topic of their own interest. As an IB student you are also encouraged to engage with your wider community through the Creativity, Activity, Service programme. You can find further detail about each course offered in the curriculum pages.
Our sixth form programme fully meets the 16 to 19 study programme requirements by ensuring the students have a breadth and depth of study and provides students with a structured and challenging learning programme that supports their development and progression in line with their career plans. To this end we provide opportunities for students to gain real experience and knowledge of the workplace, through, for example, speakers, work experience and workshops, in order to enhance their employability skills; substantial qualifications through their study of 6 subjects, which stretch students and prepare them for education at the next level or for employment, and many opportunities through their study of CAS to develop students’ character, broader skills, attitudes and confidence, and to support progression. More detail about the DFE requirements can be found by following this link: 16 to 19 study programme requirements
"I really love how connected everybody in the sixth form is, including with the sixth form team; it's a really enjoyable environment to be learning in as you always know that there is someone around to share any worries or queries you have." - Elizabeth, current Sixth Form student