Sixth Form

Sixth Form Admissions

We are delighted to welcome enquiries about our outstanding Sixth Form in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Each year we welcome students from a range of local schools and guide them through how to apply for Sixth Form and begin their exciting journey with us.

Entry into Sixth Form is a transformative time for many students and a vital time to focus on further education at university, through Degree Apprenticeships or entering the world of work. Newcastle-under-Lyme School Sixth Form offers a special opportunity to study in a school-based environment which is Sixth Form focused.

Academic progression during the Sixth Form is key and we are always excited by the challenge of helping our Sixth Formers to achieve their full potential. We offer exciting Sixth Form-only subjects such as Psychology, Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Business Studies along with a broad curriculum tailored to our students’ needs.

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How to Apply for Sixth Form

Students wishing to apply to our Newcastle-under-Lyme Sixth Form are required to complete our Registration Form and Sixth Form Application Form. Students will also be required to attend an Interview and provide a School Report. All offers that are made are conditional on the student achieving the required GCSE results.

We also run our Scholarship process in the Autumn Term of Year 11, with Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sports Scholarships available. We encourage pupils to apply as early as possible during Year 11 to benefit from the full range of events on offer throughout the year.

Entry Requirements

For entry into the Sixth Form, our expectation is that students will have gained at least eight GCSEs at grade 5 (C) or above, including at least two at grade 7 (A) and three at grade 6 (B) or above. Students should have Mathematics and English Language within their eight GCSEs. In general, we also expect that subjects to be studied at Sixth Form level should (where applicable) have been achieved with at least a grade 7 at GCSE.

A range of prestigious Scholarships and Exhibition Awards are available to internal and external entrants to our Newcastle-under-Lyme Sixth Form. The principal awards for Sixth Form entry are: Academic, Sport, Music, Art & Drama.

Further details about the application process are available from the Registrar and we welcome anyone who wishes to apply for our Sixth Form to get in touch.

Little NULS Nursery Fees:

Please find the below outline of our Nursery fees:

Age 3-4 Years

Service

Hours

Sessions

Cost

Full Week

8.00am – 6.00pm

10

£263.00

Full Day

8.00am – 6.00pm

2

£55.60

Short Day

8.00am – 3.45pm

2

£47.15

Morning

8.00am – 1.00pm

1

£32.80

Afternoon

1.00pm – 6.00pm

1

£32.80

Additional Hours

Per Hour

£10.50

Effective from 1 November 2025

The option of term-time-only places is also available in the Nursery. It should be noted that term-time is defined as 38 weeks of the year (to match the Early Education Funding regulations).

Please note that Nursery fees are payable monthly in arrears.

Meals

Meals are charged as follows: £7.40 per full day, £5.35 per short day, £4.65 per morning session and £3.70 per afternoon session.

Age 2-3 Years

Service	Hours	Sessions	Cost
Full Week	8.00am – 6.00pm	10	£305.00
Full Day	8.00am – 6.00pm	2	£65.10
Short Day	8.00am – 3.45pm	2	£52.65
Morning	8.00am – 1.00pm	1	£37.80
Afternoon	1.00pm – 6.00pm	1	£37.80
Additional Hours	Per Hour		£10.50

Funding

Little NULS Nursery is registered to receive Early Education Funding and the Tax-Free Childcare scheme.

We know that funding is important and beneficial for parents, so we are happy to advise on this procedure. Once we’ve advised you on this during the Little NULS Nursery application process, you can then decide whether you’d like to proceed any further with your application.

Prep Fees (2025-26)

A new, simpler and lower fee structure for Reception – Year 2 for 2025/26

We are delighted to introduce a new, simpler and lower fee structure for families with children between Reception and Year 2, from September 2025. The new fee plan also makes things much simpler, incorporating lunch costs all into one single fee. The new fee plan for September 2025 is therefore as follows:

Year Group	2025/26 termly fee (inclusive of VAT)
Reception	£3,995
Year 1	£4,196
Year 2	£4196
Years 3-6	£5,107

School lunches are £320 per term for pupils in Year 3-6.

Pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are not charged for lunches as this is included within the fees above.

Senior School Fees (2025-26)

Our termly fees for Senior School are £6,246 per term (inclusive of VAT).

School lunches are £335 per term.

A number of Bursaries are available for pupils applying for entry into the Senior School. Bursaries offer financial assistance with School Fees. This is dependent upon parental income.

Several scholarships for Senior School pupils are also available (Academic, Art and Design, Music, Performing Arts and Sport). For more information please contact our Admissions team – admissions@nuls.org.uk

Sixth Form Fees (2025-26)

Our termly fees for Sixth Form are £6,246 per term (inclusive of VAT).

Lunches are optional for Sixth Form pupils and are charged as taken.

Bursaries and Scholarships

A number of Bursaries and Scholarships are available for pupils applying for entry into the Sixth Form. Bursaries offer assistance with School Fees, depending on parental income.

The Registration Form has a section wherein parents may indicate their wish to apply for financial assistance.

In addition, the School offers a range of scholarships. Further details and procedures for applications can be obtained from the Registrar.

Transport Options

Our extensive network of bus routes offers our Sixth Formers a convenient and safe method of getting our pupils to and from NULS. The number of routes has increased with demand, collecting pupils from as close as is practical to their home address. Please enquire if you do not see your area covered.

Sixth Form Life

We give our pupils the tools they need to succeed – no matter their hobbies or interests. As a leading Sixth Form in Staffordshire, we believe that a well-rounded education doesn’t begin and end in the classroom.

In addition to our curricular offer, we are proud to have launched NULS Futures, a number of pathways which provide students with detailed support and guidance, designed to help pupils access their chosen career paths. With pathways including everything from our renowned Pre-Med Society to our Elite Athlete Programme, we are committed to offering opportunities across a diverse range of disciplines.

The co-curricular programme for our Sixth Form students is varied and expertly led by our staff. We appreciate the value of enriching the Sixth Form curriculum through participation in Sports, Drama and Music as well as CCF, DofE, Model UN and more. Additionally, students have the opportunity to participate in educational visits, an international study trip and sports tours.

Inspection Reports

In April 2024, NULS’ Nursery, Prep School, Senior School and Sixth Form received our latest Routine Inspection from ISI. Under their new, very rigorous framework, the inspectors gave a glowing and highly praising report of the school and went further bestowing on the school the accolade of a ‘significant strength’, due to the quality, impact and extent of the School’s co-curricular provision. This is a very rare honour for a school to receive. For a school that is so renowned for its academic strengths, this was a wonderful further accolade to receive and hopefully demonstrates how we succeed in our goal to provide an outstanding and rounded education.

The exceptional outcome of this latest inspection builds wonderfully on that of our school’s last inspection in March 2020, when NULS’ Nursery, Prep School, Senior School and Sixth Form were awarded the very highest gradings possible by ISI, securing a clean sweep of ‘Excellent’ grades in both Achievement and Personal Development; a brilliant testimony to the ability of our academic staff and support teams, and the hugely impressive achievements and personal qualities of our pupils.