The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) offers our Sixth Form students the opportunity to study a topic in depth and produce a final dissertation. It is a Level 3 qualification equivalent to half an A Level. EPQ is graded, and carries UCAS points, with grades up to A* available. Its purpose is to add a further dimension to Sixth Form study and to stretch our ambitious learners. Students have a free choice of project topic, so can choose to explore a further aspect of a subject they are studying, or another subject, or choose a topic in which they have a personal interest. Letters of application will be invited in the Lent Term of L6. Universities often like to see evidence of an EPQ being completed in a topic area connected to the subject the student wishes to study at undergraduate level.
In addition to passing our Entrance Examinations, offers are conditional on achieving a minimum of six 9-6 grades at GCSE (or equivalent), including in the subjects to be studied at A Level, where applicable: please see individual subject entry grades on pages 13-61 for subject-specific entry requirements. Girls without these grades may be admitted subject to discussion with the Senior Deputy Head, Director of Sixth Form and the Head. Most of our Sixth Formers follow a 3 A Level programme. Students who would benefit from the opportunity for further stretch and variety are supported to follow a 4 A Level programme. Alongside their 3 or 4 A Levels, girls will also have the opportunity to complete the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) which equates to half an A Level.
The assessment covers both the process and the end product. The final project, plus the production log, will be assessed as a whole, according to four assessment objectives
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Reading |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £43,134 - £50,214 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £28,095 |
| Address | 6 Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DX |
The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) offers our Sixth Form students the opportunity to study a topic in depth and produce a final dissertation. It is a Level 3 qualification equivalent to half an A Level. EPQ is graded, and carries UCAS points, with grades up to A* available. Its purpose is to add a further dimension to Sixth Form study and to stretch our ambitious learners. Students have a free choice of project topic, so can choose to explore a further aspect of a subject they are studying, or another subject, or choose a topic in which they have a personal interest. Letters of application will be invited in the Lent Term of L6. Universities often like to see evidence of an EPQ being completed in a topic area connected to the subject the student wishes to study at undergraduate level.
In addition to passing our Entrance Examinations, offers are conditional on achieving a minimum of six 9-6 grades at GCSE (or equivalent), including in the subjects to be studied at A Level, where applicable: please see individual subject entry grades on pages 13-61 for subject-specific entry requirements. Girls without these grades may be admitted subject to discussion with the Senior Deputy Head, Director of Sixth Form and the Head. Most of our Sixth Formers follow a 3 A Level programme. Students who would benefit from the opportunity for further stretch and variety are supported to follow a 4 A Level programme. Alongside their 3 or 4 A Levels, girls will also have the opportunity to complete the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) which equates to half an A Level.
The assessment covers both the process and the end product. The final project, plus the production log, will be assessed as a whole, according to four assessment objectives