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22/10/25

Last week some of our students took part in the Senior Mathematical Challenge, a competition run by UKMT. It's always great to see our students aiming high and celebrating their knowledge. So proud of everyone that competed!      

20/10/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Obviate, v. to obviate something (usually a need for something, or a necessity) is to anticipate and prevent it    

15/10/25

Open Evening 2025, Tuesday 11th November, 16:30-19:00. More information in the picture. We look forward to seeing you!

13/10/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Mollify, v. appease the anger or anxiety of (someone). e.g. "nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify the local conservationists"    

08/10/25

We're so excited that our Cultural Perspectives classes started last week, it's always great to see our students exploring something meaningful beyond the curriculum. This term students options include alchemy, Greek myths, healthy relationships, surrealism, and more.

06/10/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon:  Debunk, v. expose the falseness or hollowness of (an idea or belief    

29/09/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Sinuous, adj. having many curves and turns. "the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale".    

26/09/25

We've had the great privilege to speak to another of our alumni recently, click below to read about how Zaya is doing at her Bloomberg degree apprenticeship. harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…    

22/09/25

This week in Mr Lepretres Lexicon: Cynicism, n. an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism

19/09/25

In this week's newsletter we hear about the HCL6F Freshers Fair, hear from Ms Eldridge, about one of our House Heros - Frida Khalo, and Head of School Ms Heuston reflects on the words of James Baldwin. Click the link below to read! harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…

09/09/25

Recently, we spoke to one of our 2024 alumni Daniel, click the link below to read about what he's been up to since he left HCL6F and his advice to new year 12s! harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…

08/09/25

We're so proud of our amazingly talented A-Level Politics students who attended Bell's Summer Activism Academy. To read more about their time as well as everything else that our students have been up to, check out our newsletter (05/09) - linked below! harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…

08/09/25

This week in Mr Lepretre's Lexicon: Turpitude, n. depraved or wicked behaviour or character.  e.g. "acts of moral turpitude"

05/09/25

On Thursday afternoon, our A Level English and Drama students were treated to a dazzling West End production of The Great Gatsby. We were fortunate to catch the show in its final week—and it did not disappoint. What a way to kick off the term!

02/09/25

Harris Clapham Sixth Form is still open for late enrolment. If you're looking to come and join us, either email info.org.uk or come to the school tomorrow between 11.00 and 12:30. We have a few places left but would love for you to come and join us!

02/09/25

We're so excited to start the new academic year at HCL6F. We look forward to welcoming the new Year 12 cohort, and catching up with our fantastic Year 13s. We look forward to an incredible year and can't wait to see the amazing things our students and staff do.

28/08/25

"The past year has been hugely challenging in more ways than one but I am so proud of what I have achieved.  My teachers at Harris Clapham Sixth Form went above and beyond to help me catch up and devoted a lot of their time to supporting me.  I am incredibly grateful to them."

28/08/25

We're extremely excited to announce that Harris Clapham Sixth Form has sent it's first pupil to the University of Oxford! A huge congratulations to Nicholas who has successfully secured a place to study History at St Peter's College.

21/08/25

Good morning! We look forward to enrolling our new Year 12’s today.  Enrolment will take place both today and tomorrow from 10am - 4pm Please see the below image to find out what you must bring with you.

15/08/25

Harris Sixth Formers celebrate 100% pass rate in vocational courses The sixth form has only been going for five years@HAClaphamSixthhttps://t.co/P8cIjTcwmJ pic.twitter.com/qbNtZ5hTou

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Subjects & timetable

At Harris Clapham Sixth Form we take great joy in our academic endeavours. We launch into the wide academic expanse with enthusiasm and appreciate how amazing our world is. We cover a wide range of subjects, both on A-Level and CTEC courses. 

The total of 540 qualification hours is covered as follows: 

  • A-Level or CTEC learning time: 180 hours per subject (all students take 3 subjects, CTEC Media and CTEC Applied Science count as 2)
  • Assembly: 12 hours
  • Literacy: 12 hours
  • Cultural education (year 12 only): 48 hours
  • Intervention: Students receive up to two hours of intervention per week. The intervention they attend changes on a termly basis to ensure that it is tailored to our students' emerging needs.

Please note that there are 84 non-qualification hours for Year 13s and 156 for Year 12s.

The school day starts at 8.45am and finishes at 3.40pm. Students are advised to get to school at 8.30pm to allow time to prepare for class and avoid being late. Any students that arrive after 8.45am will be considered late.

The school day timetable is displayed below.

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As well as subject lessons, students are likely to have:

  • Cultural Perspective sessions
  • Enrichment
  • Assemblies
  • 1-1 tutorials (when needed)
  • Leadership duties (if they take on any 'formal' roles)
  • Mentoring of students at Harris Clapham Academy (if they want to get involved) 
  • Social action work
  • Visits, work experiences, guest speakers
  • Independent study

 

Please check out our A-Level and CTEC pages for further information about the courses and the subjects we offer. 

Please click here to read about our Academic Offer.