Private Sixth Form College in London, England

Rochester Independent College, London:
Rochester Independent College, in the County of Kent, just east of London, offers a distinctive alternative to a conventional sixth form and a stepping stone between school and university. Established in 1984, we accept day students from the age of 11 and boarders from the age of 16. Students come to us from all over the UK and the world, as well as the local area. The College has an atmosphere closer to university than school where students are treated as young adults. About 60 of the College's 200 students are boarders.

- Reputation for Academic Excellence
The College's reputation for academic excellence is founded on over twenty years' experience of rigorous teaching. Students come to us for a variety of reasons and from many different backgrounds. We are not academically selective; our only entrance qualification is an honest determination to work hard. Our results however are always ranked among the best of the academically selective and students secure places at the best universities in the UK.

- Individual Attention
The average class size is eight, ensuring each students gets the individual attention they need. Many students are taking subjects / courses for the first time, others may be studying to resit exams. Direct entry into any year group is possible.

- Expert Tutors
Personal Tutors and Form Tutors work closely with students on all courses to give advice about the course combinations that will best suit their future career plans. They can also ensure that their options for the future are kept as wide as possible.

- Classes at Rochester are characterised by the enthusiastic engagement of both students and teachers in the learning process. At A level we have a maximum class size of eight, in the Lower School there is never more than twelve. Students sit around tables, tutorial style, rather than in regimented rows. There is no back of the class in any of our lessons at Rochester.

- The best teaching manages to be both exam focused and full of enrichment material. Our teachers aim to thoroughly prepare students for their GCSEs or A levels but also to inspire in them a thirst for learning for its own sake rather than just narrowly prescriptive examination specificatproions. We ensure that no student, regardless of their academic ability, is left lost, overlooked or let down. A rigorous programme of regular testing undepins teaching at the College at all levels so that students are properly prepared for examinations and can approach them with confidence.

- As well as small classes tutors give freely of their time outside of lessons to see students individually and provide extra support. The College does not close at half term or during the Easter holidays and tutors are available for extra support. Student to teacher ratios are kept lower than even other independent schools.

- The College values traditional academic subjects and creative and practical subjects equally. Many of our students mix the two and successfully gain entry to top universities.

- The College has superb ICT facilities and, where useful, teachers use the latest technologies in lessons. Students are encouraged to use the College’s intranet where each subject tutor has archived materials, online lessons, resources, self tests and web links.

- Each student will be provided with a copy of the relevant syllabus or a synopsis of it at the start of the academic year, together with an indication of the expected start and finish dates for major topics/milestones. Lower School students are all issued with homework diaries which Form Tutors check weekly.

Rochester Independent College is in the Medway Towns in the County of Kent, just East of London - an exciting place to be in the educational field with both the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent currently moving increasing numbers of courses into their Medway campuses because of its strategically important location. Rochester and the other Medway Towns offer better and more affordable living accommodation than London, yet are within cheap and easy reach of all the facilities the Capital City has to offer.

Co-educational Secondary School Program for boys & girls ages 11 and up:
- Day Programs (Ages 11 and up)
- Full Boarding Program (Ages 16 and up)
- GCSE courses in the Lower School
- One or two-year A-level courses in sixth form
- English as a Foreign Language (ESL)
- Visual and Creative Art courses