Franklin Sixth Form College

Academy 16-19 converter · Mixed · ages 16–adult · with sixth formNorth East Lincolnshire, Grimsby DN34school website

One in three students go on to university — above the England rate.

Where this school leads
43%

of 16–18 leavers started university · North East Lincolnshire 21% · England 37% · DfE destination measures, students who left in 2023

Knowledge sphere of Franklin Sixth Form College: fields of knowledge mapped by the subjects taken here, by ISCED levelLanguage & Communication · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 2%Language & Communication · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 4%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 3%Natural Sciences · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 3%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 1%Health & Safety · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 4%Business & Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 5%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 3%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 4%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 5%Transversal Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 1%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%LanguageMathsScienceICTEngineeringHealthBusinessLawSocialArtsTransversalGreen
Ofsted
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Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections.

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Franklin College (URN 130586, until 31 August 2025).

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

7%went to one of the most selective universities
This school7%
North East Lincolnshire5%
England19%

DfE 16–18 destination measures · 787 students who left in 2023

43% went to university (England 37%). 10% started an apprenticeship (England 7%). 26% went into work and 14% had no steady place a year on (England 28% and 16%).

Most selective universities — the third of UK universities whose entrants hold the highest grades; the share is of students who completed level 3 qualifications.

Full breakdown7
MeasureFranklin Sixth Form CollegeNorth East LincolnshireEngland
Students in the cohort7872,831541,441
Any sustained destination81%69%79%
University (higher education)43%21%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students7%5%19%
Further education1%7%5%
Apprenticeship10%12%7%
Employment26%29%28%
No sustained destination14%25%16%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

7.59%of the A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 1,259 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Transversal Skills5%
Law & Public Administration5%
Mathematics & Statistics4%
Business & Administration4%
Arts & Humanities4%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

A level subjects28

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology9019%23%
Sociology8117%13%
Mathematics7516%31%
Business Studies6213%13%
English Literature5512%11%
History5411%13%
Graphic Communication5311%2%
Fine Art5211%3%
English Language5010%4%
Law439%4%
Geography388%10%
Biology378%20%
Ancient History368%0%
Film Studies327%2%
Photography327%3%
Physics316%12%
Chemistry265%17%
Computer Science214%5%
Textiles194%1%
Politics174%6%
Physical Education174%3%
Economics163%13%
Further Mathematics153%5%
Drama92%2%
Music82%0%
Spanish61%2%
French——1%
Russian——0%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses45
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Social ScienceVRQ Level 315332%—
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)439%—
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*419%—
BiologyBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*408%—
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3337%—
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3327%—
Law / Legal StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*327%—
TourismBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*316%—
PsychologyBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*316%—
Business StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*286%—
Engineering StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3245%—
Film / Video / Television ProductionBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*245%—
Finance / Accounting (General)VRQ Level 3245%—
Applied SciencesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*214%—
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 3214%—
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*184%—
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3163%—
Speech and DramaBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*133%—
Film / Video / Television ProductionBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*133%—
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*123%—
Music performance: GroupBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*123%—
Sports StudiesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*102%—
Speech and DramaBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*71%—
Business StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)61%—
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 361%—
PsychologyBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)———
Graphic CommunicationGCE AS level (All)———
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)———
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)———
Graphic CommunicationGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3———
Engineering StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3———
Applied SciencesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)———
Music performance: GroupBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)———
Engineering StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3———
Law / Legal StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)———
Childcare SkillsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma at Level 3———
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma at Level 3———
Applied BusinessVRQ Level 3———
TourismBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)———
Business StudiesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*———
Sports StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)———
A level results8
MeasureFranklin Sixth Form CollegeNorth East LincolnshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study2,080——
— of whom A level students478593261,341
Average A level gradeCCB-
Average points per A level entry30.1829.6135.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCCB-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects5%5%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages11
Law & Public Administration4%
Transversal Skills4%
Business & Administration4%
Mathematics & Statistics4%
Arts & Humanities3%
Social & Cultural Skills2%
Natural Sciences2%
Digital & ICT Skills2%
Language & Communication1%
Green & Sustainability1%
Health & Safety0%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

graph 1.8mathematical model 1.6vector 1.4integration 0.8quantitative data 0.8qualitative data 0.8trigonometric identity 0.8exponential function 0.8differential equation 0.8numerical method 0.6gradient 0.6causation 0.6inequality 0.6application of theory 0.6si unit 0.5differentiation 0.5research design 0.5research ethics 0.5cultural context 0.5evidence 0.5trigonometric function 0.5research method 0.5limitation 0.5inverse function 0.5

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses research ethics, experimental design, data collection from Biology, Chemistry, Further Mathematics and 5 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses qualitative data, quantitative data, data presentation from Computer Science, Geography, Mathematics and 2 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Digital and technology solutions professionalLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses data presentation, data collection, conclusion from Biology, Business Studies, Computer Science and 3 more · jobs: business analyst, ICT consultant, business economics researcher
More apprenticeships9
Social researcherLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · business and administration · uses research ethics, research design, data collection from Geography, Psychology, Sociology · jobs: research and development manager, social services policy officer, monitoring and evaluation officer
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses research design, data collection, data presentation from Business Studies, Computer Science, Economics and 4 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, abstraction, ratio from Business Studies, Computer Science, Economics and 3 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Archaeological specialist (degree)Level 7 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses artefact, interpretation, primary data from Art and Design, Geography, Sociology · jobs: project support officer
Arts therapistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses qualitative data, quantitative data, performance from Film Studies, Geography, Law and 3 more · jobs: music therapist, art therapist, psychotherapist
Chartered landscape professionalLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · construction and the built environment · uses graphic communication, cultural context, social context from Art and Design · jobs: landscape architect, agricultural engineer
Costs lawyerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · legal, finance and accounting · uses causation, limitation, nuisance from Law, Mathematics · jobs: lawyer, corporate lawyer, lawyer linguist
Market research executiveLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · sales, marketing and procurement · uses research ethics, research design, data collection from Geography, Psychology, Sociology · jobs: market research analyst, research and development manager, research engineer
Clinical associate in psychology (CAP) (integrated degree)Level 7 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses research ethics, data collection, qualitative method from Business Studies, Geography, Psychology and 1 more · jobs: clinical psychologist, crisis helpline operator
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Admission is by application to the provider, usually against GCSE grades for each course; there is no distance rule.

  1. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly; most close applications in these months
  2. AugGCSE results day: places are confirmed against the entry grades
North East Lincolnshire

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Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.