Bishop's is proud to accept a diverse intake of students from across the local area. In a typical year we have 200 students around 60 of whom are girls, ~120 are from BWS and the remainder of spaces are filled by a variety of different school backgrounds. Last year BWS took students from 36 different secondary schools. View our prospectus and come and visit us on one of our open evenings to find out more.

Entry requirements: 

• A minimum of 52 points from your best 8 GCSE subjects (including English Language and Mathematics).
• A minimum score of 5 in both English Language and Mathematics.
• Any individual subject requirements that apply (details here)
• Our admissions policy can be found here.

Sixth Form Entry for 2026

The initial deadline for Sixth Form applications has now passed, but late applications can be submitted using the button below.  All admissions queries and information about any special access applications should be emailed to sixth@bishopwordsworths.org.uk.