The Bradfield Sixth Form aims to provide an outstanding all-round education so as to prepare young people for success in a fast-changing world. We care about the individual and pride ourselves in the warmth of a community in which young people feel happy and valued. We aim to foster an environment of high expectations in which all our students are encouraged to believe in themselves, to be inquisitive, to be resilient and to show ambition both within and beyond the classroom.

Bradfield actively promotes personal integrity, tolerance, understanding and independence of thought. We see our Sixth Formers as leaders and expect them to work with and learn from each other, as well as to show moral courage to stand up for what they believe in. All this requires them to challenge themselves and to develop their abilities to communicate with others. It also means that we need to listen to them, to trust them and to give them responsibility wherever possible, even if this sometimes means that they get things wrong. This approach is designed to empower and motivate so that our Sixth Formers leave with the social and intellectual self-confidence to flourish in their future lives.

Bradfield wants to remain self-aware, outward-looking, open-minded and innovative in its approach. The introduction of the International Baccalaureate reflects this. We have always looked to develop the whole person and so we see the IB Diploma Programme as a natural fit. Many of the values that it embeds are consistent with how we have always approached educating young people, and its focus on developing Sixth Formers as independent thinkers is replicated in the way we approach our challenging and varied A Level programme.