Admissions
APPLICATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2026 ENTRY ARE NOW CLOSED
If you would like to make a late application and join our waiting list, please click HERE
APPLICATION TIMELINE
- JULY: Online applications open
- OCTOBER: Open Evening
- NOVEMBER: Applications closed for 2026 entry on Friday 21 November 2025
- JANUARY/FEBRUARY: Review meetings take place
- FEBRUARY/MARCH: Following review meetings, conditional offer letters emailed to applicants; offers are conditional on applicants meeting the minimum entry requirements upon receipt of GCSE results
- JUNE: Induction Day
- AUGUST: Online enrolment for all students is the same day as GCSE results are released.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The overall minimum entry requirement for Hinchley Wood is 7 GCSE passes, comprising grades 9 - 4, INCLUDING English and Maths. Individual subject, minimum grade requirements can be viewed via the link in the left hand column (bottom of the page on a mobile device) of this page.
A Level Subject Choices - we understand that applicants can sometimes change their minds about the choice of subjects they select in an application. It is, therefore, possible to change subjects up until enrolment day, provided they fit within the options table, the student meets our entry criteria and there is space in the class.
PLEASE NOTE: Subject option blocks may change after the review meeting phase of the application process; students affected will be contacted.
- There is no catchment area for Hinchley Wood Sixth Form.
- Places are offered based on minimum entry requirements being achieved and the full application process being completed.
- There is a Published Admissions Number of 20 for non-Hinchley Wood School applicants. If there is over-subscription for places, the Sixth form Admissions Policy will be applied. This number DOES NOT include applicants who apply via the Surrey County Cricket 6th Form Programme.
- If the applicant has an EHCP, please contact HWS 6th Form Admissions before completing the online application form.
- Please click HERE for Sixth Form Application Supplementary Information Form - to be completed only if you are a current member of Hinchley Wood School staff.
- Sixth Form Admissions enquiries to: hwsixthform@hinchleywoodschool.co.uk
