There is something unmistakably different about learning in a small Sixth Form class.
The atmosphere shifts. The room feels calmer, more focused, and more ambitious. At Rydal Penrhos, this is not a by-product — it is part of the design.
We believe young people thrive when they are truly known. Not just as pupils, but as individuals with strengths, questions, habits and hopes.
Small classes make that possible.
At Rydal Penrhos, we combine small class sizes with experienced teachers, and exceptional academic results.
Teachers understand how each pupil thinks, where their confidence lies, where they need challenge, and what unlocks their curiosity. This depth of insight leads to sharper guidance, stronger relationships and a more responsive style of teaching that flexes daily.
Sixth Form lessons feel much closer to conversation than instruction. Pupils test ideas, debate interpretations, and refine arguments together. Teachers can intervene in the moment — to stretch, redirect or encourage — and feedback becomes immediate, specific and meaningful.
It is personalised education in its purest form.
Our exam results reflect this.
Year after year, Rydal Penrhos pupils secure places at leading universities across the UK, including Oxbridge, Russell Group institutions and competitive apprenticeship routes with the likes of Rolls-Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, and Qioptiq.
Behind those headline outcomes sit stories of transformation: the pupil who rediscovered their love of a subject; the quiet thinker who gained confidence through individual mentoring; the high achiever who thrived because expectations were carefully calibrated to them.
For our own Year 11 pupils, this continuity is reassuring. They step into a Sixth Form where teachers already know them — how they learn, how they cope under pressure, and how best to help them excel. For new families considering joining us, it offers something distinct: a Sixth Form where the scale never dilutes the attention each pupil receives.
Small classes.
Big futures.
Educators who bring out the best in each young person.
See this in practice at our Sixth Form Discovery Day & Open Evening on Thursday 18 November 2025, where you can meet the teachers, explore the learning environment, and discover what academic ambition feels like when the individual truly comes first.
