Fylde Coast students: How to secure a place at Blackpool Sixth for September 2025

When the GCSE exam results come out on August 21 it is decision time – either to confirm your first choice of what happens next, or a whole new world of opportunities become available.

You could be heading to Blackpool Sixth College, which has a modern campus and an exciting choice of courses.

Whether you get the results you hoped for, or a surprise, there are options available at the college recently rated as Outstanding by Ofsted.

The curriculum is wide and varied, and facilities are second to none, and it has excellent public transport links with subsidised travel.

Results at Blackpool Sixth are excellent – above the national average – and almost every student goes on to a positive outcome after two years, including Russell Group Universities. Many end up with a good job, apprenticeship, degree apprenticeship or university life, including Oxford and Cambridge.

The college offers an extremely wide range of A level courses covering all the traditional areas such as sciences, maths, history, geography, English and many other sought after courses such as psychology, law, electronics and music technology. It also offers excellent advanced vocational options such as the new T Level in Health (Adult Nursing) and a BTEC Level 3 Engineering course.

Other popular choices include fashion, dance, film and TV, and emerging specialities like criminology.

Students are well looked after at Blackpool Sixth, with an appealing range of extra curricular activities, an enrichment programme, and very good pastoral care.

Jon McLeod, head of admissions at Blackpool Sixth Form College said: “Many of our new intake in September will have been planning to come to Blackpool Sixth all along and will have researched exactly what they want to do. We pride ourselves on building futures, and that means providing a student life that’s not just about the classroom, but the whole experience.

“Some people will have better than expected results, and find themselves able to considering routes they had not thought of before. For others, their exam results may be disappointing, but our caring support team are there to help talk through options and ensure we find something suitable for every student.”

Ready to find out more?

The college’s advisers will be available post exam results, with key enrolment days on August 21 and 22.

“Our main message to anyone with unexpected results is not to panic,” added Mr McLeod. “We are there to support students and their parents and help them find a positive way forward. Whether a student knows exactly where they want to go, and has their courses planned out, or another who wants to grow and discover themselves while here, we have the flexibility built in to deliver for them.”

Results day top tips for parents and pupils

· Reassure your child there are options, whatever their results.

· Speak to the advisors … they are there to help and have all the information you need.

· Be open to ideas of course s you may never have considered before. Let the advisors suggest options you may have never considered – a whole new career direction could await.

It’s not too late. Even if you have not been in touch or applied before, email [email protected] or visit the enrolment days on August 21 and 22.

You can also speak to the team in person – the hotline will be open each day on 01253 394911 from 8.30 am - 7 pm on Thursday 21st August and between 8.30 am and 4 pm on Friday 22nd August.