Applying to Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Applications for the next year open on 17th September and close on 5th December 2025. Any applications submitted before 17th September will unfortunately be ignored.
Harris Westminster Sixth Form exists to provide an outstanding academic education for able students from across London, whatever their background. Our admissions process is designed to identify potential as well as achievement. Preference is given to students who have been in receipt of Free School Meals during their secondary schooling, and these make up around half of our students. Our student community therefore comes from a wide variety of social, economic, religious and ethnic backgrounds. It gives our community a wonderful strength.
Entry is by academic test and interview. We are looking for students with both the ability and the ambition to make the most of what we offer. You don’t need to arrive with deep prior knowledge of your chosen subjects, instead, we look for potential and the capacity to thrive in a high-level academic environment.
Applicants sit two entrance exams in subjects chosen from their intended A-Levels and attend one interview in their preferred subject. Offers are conditional on GCSE results: the minimum requirement is at least six grades 7–9, including a 7 (or A) in each chosen subject. In practice, most successful applicants achieve well above this standard.
More than a school, we are a community of scholars, explorers, and future leaders. Therefore, we expect our students to throw themselves into the life of the school, not just in lessons, but in everything that makes our community so distinctive. From thought-provoking lectures and vibrant societies to competitions, clubs, sport, and opportunities to represent HWSF on a larger stage, there is always something to challenge and inspire.
Our students are ambitious learners: they read widely, commit to at least sixteen hours of independent study each week, and use their holidays constructively, combining revision, reading, work experience, and volunteering with well-earned rest and relaxation.
Located in the heart of London, the school is exceptionally well connected, just a short walk from two Underground stations and many major bus routes. There is no catchment area: any student who can travel to Westminster is welcome to apply, with preference given to those living in London boroughs. We are not faith-based — our community brings together students of all faiths and none, united by curiosity, ambition, and a love of learning.
At Harris Westminster Sixth Form, all students study four subjects. This gives you both breadth and depth in your academic programme and helps prepare you for top universities and future careers.
| Choose THREE from the following A-Level subjects | Choose ONE of the following subjects |
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Art Art History Biology Chemistry Drama & Theatre Studies * Economics English Literature French Further Mathematics Geography German * Greek * History Latin * Mathematics Music * Philosophy Physics Politics Russian * Spanish |
Further Mathematics (the 2-year A Level)
Core Maths (a 1-year course)
Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) (a 1-year course)
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* These subjects are taught at Westminster School. You can only take one of them and they will require that you take an additional entrance exam and interview. This process does not affect your Harris Westminster Sixth Form offer. If you are not offered a place on a Westminster School course, you will simply switch to a subject taught at Harris Westminster Sixth Form.
Restrictions
- If you choose two or more sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), you must also take Mathematics or Core Maths.
- If you choose Further Mathematics, you must also take Mathematics.
- If you chose Mathematics, you cannot take Core Maths.
- You can take only one Westminster subject (marjked with * in table above)
- Students who are native speakers of Russian cannot be considered for the Russian course.
Important Dates - September 2026 intake
| Applications Open | 17th September 2025 |
| Applications Close | 5th December 2025 |
| Entrance Examinations | 17th January 2026 |
| Interviews | 14th February 2026 |
| Offers | 20th March 2026 |
You can find our Admissions Policy here.
