All Yr 11 Sidney Stringer students must use the email sent to their school email on the 16th December 2024. Within this email there was a link which they must use to apply. All external students must set up an application using the link on our website. All applications must be fully completed and submitted in order for us to consider your application.

Sidney Stringer students will be interview from the 20th January 2025 until the 31st January 2025. Interviews for external students are being held on the 2nd, 3rd and 9th of April 2025. You will receive an email confirming your date and time. Please note that all interviews will be held after the school day and you will only be requested to attend one of the dates.

The subjects available to you are those that you meet the entry for based on your predicted/current work at grades. We cannot consider you for subjects if you do not meet the entry requirements for. Please also note that you are only able to select one subject per block, therefore, this may also prevent you from selecting a subject

References for Sidney Stringer students will be completed within school. All external students must put their Head of Year or tutor as their referee. Our reference request will then be emailed to them once your application has been fully completed and submitted.. We can only accept references from schools.

You must select at least 3 subjects. Depending on your grades, some students are able to select a fourth subject from those listed in bock E.

All sections of your application must be fully completed to enable you to submit it. External students must upload evidence of their current predicted/working at grades. This can be a current report but must be on school headed paper.

Each year we receive a large number of applications, therefore, we are not able to accept all applications. Applications may be rejected due to students not meeting the entry requirements of their subjects, the application not being fully completed and submitted by the deadline, students not attending their interview.

Due to the high number of applications we receive, we are not able to accept applications after the deadline.

When looking at students subject choices, we have to ensure that students securely meet the entry requirements and there are spaces available on courses. In some cases we can offer alternative subjects, however, this would be dependent on grades and spaces on courses.

All students will receive an email after their interview to confirm whether we are able to offer them a conditional place. This conditional offer is based on students meeting the entry requirements for their subjects and attending our Induction week. Unfortunately, if students do not attend our Induction Week our offer will be withdrawn

Once your application has been submitted, you will not be able to change your subjects. If you are called for an interview, we can discuss subject changes at that point. Any changes will be subject to students meeting the entry requirements and spaces being available on courses. It is not possible to change subjects once conditional offers have been made.

Emails will be sent to keep you updated with the progress of your application. Therefore, it is vital that you check your emails on a regular basis. The email address that we will use is the one linked to your application when it is set up.

Your username is the email address used to set up your application and your password is the one created when your application was set up.

Any queries should be emailed to Mrs Taylor (ttaylor.staff@sidneystringeracademy.org.uk). Alternatively, you call the 16+ office on 02476 251756 ext 2101

Some of our BTEC subjects can be studied as a single, double or triple BTEC. BTEC Ext Cert is a single BTEC, BTEC Dip is a double BTEC and BTEC Ext Dip is a triple BTEC.