The Latin A Level syllabus allows students to develop linguistic skills and the ability to translate with accuracy and fluency. In addition, an extract of Latin verse and one of Latin prose will be studied in detail in each year. LOWER SIXTH: In the Lower Sixth, language study will focus on the consolidation of grammar, development of vocabulary and the practice of translation skills. There is a set vocabulary list for girls to learn and the skills of literary analysis which have been developed at GCSE will be further improved. UPPER SIXTH: Students have to translate a verse unseen and a prose unseen, but they are also required to answer comprehension and grammatical questions on a prose passage in the prose comprehension paper, identifying particular cases of noun for instance and accounting for these endings. The set texts increase in difficulty in this year and students are expected to write longer and more detailed analyses of passages in the examination.
For 16+ entry into our Sixth Form, your daughter will be required to sit three examination papers during the first week of November in the year prior to entry. Two of these papers are in subjects which your daughter is currently studying, or which she wishes to study in the Sixth Form at Downe House, as well as a General paper. These examinations are usually taken at your daughter’s current school and practice papers are available on request. Candidates are required to achieve a minimum of seven I/GCSE examinations at Grade 6 (B) or above, preferably with Grade 9/8 (A*) in those subjects she wishes to study in the Sixth Form. If your daughter does not follow an education system with formal examinations at 16+, further testing may be required and a transcript of grades acquired from their previous school. On completion of examination papers, successful candidates will be invited for an interview by the Head of Sixth Form and the Headmistress at the end of November. Offers will be made in December. There are also a number of scholarships available for pupils joining the Sixth Form. We strongly recommend early registration for your daughter. All offers and places are completed by April of the year prior to entry and availability of places in our Sixth Form is very limited.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | West Berkshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £47,760 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Day £35,520 |
| Address | Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ |
The Latin A Level syllabus allows students to develop linguistic skills and the ability to translate with accuracy and fluency. In addition, an extract of Latin verse and one of Latin prose will be studied in detail in each year. LOWER SIXTH: In the Lower Sixth, language study will focus on the consolidation of grammar, development of vocabulary and the practice of translation skills. There is a set vocabulary list for girls to learn and the skills of literary analysis which have been developed at GCSE will be further improved. UPPER SIXTH: Students have to translate a verse unseen and a prose unseen, but they are also required to answer comprehension and grammatical questions on a prose passage in the prose comprehension paper, identifying particular cases of noun for instance and accounting for these endings. The set texts increase in difficulty in this year and students are expected to write longer and more detailed analyses of passages in the examination.
For 16+ entry into our Sixth Form, your daughter will be required to sit three examination papers during the first week of November in the year prior to entry. Two of these papers are in subjects which your daughter is currently studying, or which she wishes to study in the Sixth Form at Downe House, as well as a General paper. These examinations are usually taken at your daughter’s current school and practice papers are available on request. Candidates are required to achieve a minimum of seven I/GCSE examinations at Grade 6 (B) or above, preferably with Grade 9/8 (A*) in those subjects she wishes to study in the Sixth Form. If your daughter does not follow an education system with formal examinations at 16+, further testing may be required and a transcript of grades acquired from their previous school. On completion of examination papers, successful candidates will be invited for an interview by the Head of Sixth Form and the Headmistress at the end of November. Offers will be made in December. There are also a number of scholarships available for pupils joining the Sixth Form. We strongly recommend early registration for your daughter. All offers and places are completed by April of the year prior to entry and availability of places in our Sixth Form is very limited.