sixth form

noun

1. (in England and Wales) the most senior class in a secondary school to which pupils, usually above the legal leaving age, may proceed to take A levels, retake GCSEs, etc

Other Word Forms

• sixth-former noun

Example Sentences

She is now in her final year of sixth form at The Duston School, Northampton, and said she used her phone mostly for social media.

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Initially, Robert had no intention of going to university and had a job offer for after sixth form.

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When she was in sixth form, she dreamed of having dinners with her university flatmates and hosting Halloween parties.

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Of the 200 people at her sixth form, she says she was the only one to be accepted to Oxford University - not an achievement that made her happy at the time.

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She loves her course so far, and much prefers it to her time at school and sixth form.

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