Wycliffe College

Wycliffe College gives its senior pupils a large choice of routes within a deliberately close community. The senior school sits on a 52-acre Gloucestershire campus and brings together local day pupils, full and flexi boarders, and pupils from many countries. That mixture is part of the school's character: the scale is substantial enough for specialist teaching, sport and the arts, while the senior years are organised so that pupils are known and guided as individuals.

Years 9 to 11 are built around exploration before specialisation. Pupils encounter a wide programme in Year 9 and then choose from 20 GCSE options, with small classes, form-tutor support and individual action plans alongside the examination courses. Japanese and Computer Science are among the choices, and the wider programme includes Life Skills, careers work and activities that make room for practical, creative and physical interests as well as classroom study.

The Sixth Form keeps the same flexibility. Pupils can choose from nearly 30 courses, including A Levels, BTEC and CTEC options, and the Extended Project Qualification. Most begin with four subjects before narrowing to three, while the enrichment and careers programmes connect subject choices with higher education, apprenticeships and employment. International pupils who need more time before A Levels can also take the Pre-A Level Development Year, a distinctive route within the college's post-16 offer.

Boarding is woven into the pastoral structure rather than treated as a separate service. Years 9 to 11 have full and flexi-boarding choices, Sixth Form pupils have a more independent boarding arrangement, and day pupils belong to houses with their own space and activities. The senior school brings academic breadth, practical opportunity and residential life together without imposing a single model on every pupil.