About r/6thForm
A place for sixth formers to speak to others about work, A-levels, results, problems in education and general sixth form life, as well as university applications and UCAS.
The community at a glance
r/6thForm is a Subreddit for Students with roughly 187K members. It has been around since 2013. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 31K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Bread, Struggling, and Interview. Product recommendations often mention university, course, and textbook.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2014: 280 members
- 2015: 699 members
- 2016: 1K members
- 2017: 3K members
- 2018: 5K members
- 2019: 11K members
- 2020: 13K members
- 2021: 16K members
- 2023: 50K members
- 2024: 33K members
- 2025: 26K members
- 2026: 26K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 2K members
- Jan: 2K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 2K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 4K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 3K members
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 115 members
Topics
- Bread66 posts in the past month#166Bread
- Struggling30 posts in the past month#230Struggling
- Interview28 posts in the past month#328Interview
- Maths25 posts in the past month#425Maths
- Hate24 posts in the past month#524Hate
Flair
- 🙏 I WANT HELP37 posts in the past month
- Been hitting this error for a few hours now...any fixes?
- Thinking of skipping 18th for work
- Is further maths worth it as a 4th a-level?
#137🙏 I WANT HELPBeen hitting this error for a few hours now...any fixes? · Thinking of skipping 18th for work · Is further maths worth it as a 4th a-level? - 🎓 UNI / UCAS26 posts in the past month
- Uni
- 1.0 TMUA
- A-level resit UCAS application
#226🎓 UNI / UCASUni · 1.0 TMUA · A-level resit UCAS application - 💬 DISCUSSION9 posts in the past month
- cliche but keep workikg hard
- Community mocks
- Anyone else feel like they're in a flop era at the beginning of Y13?
#39💬 DISCUSSIONcliche but keep workikg hard · Community mocks · Anyone else feel like they're in a flop era at the beginning of Y13? - 👋 I AM OFFERING HELP4 posts in the past month
- I made a free 3 minute video on nucleotides for A Level Biology (AQA and OCR)
- made a free revision site for anyone doing caie a levels
- Public Datasets - Supercurriculars
#44👋 I AM OFFERING HELPI made a free 3 minute video on nucleotides for A Level Biology (AQA and OCR) · made a free revision site for anyone doing caie a levels · Public Datasets - Supercurriculars - ❔ SUBJECT QUESTION2 posts in the past month
- which apps are best to used for humanity based subjects
- Physics forces question
#52❔ SUBJECT QUESTIONwhich apps are best to used for humanity based subjects · Physics forces question
Product recommendations
- university33 posts in the past month
- KCL, Edinburgh, University of Melbourne, which is the best for undergrad psychology?
- Best uni to firm for Biology?
- Which uni is objectively the best?
#133universityKCL, Edinburgh, University of Melbourne, which is the best for undergrad psychology? · Best uni to firm for Biology? · Which uni is objectively the best? - course13 posts in the past month
- Does anyone know which of these courses at these unis sound the best to employers/for a law conversion?
- Which course is best?
- 5/5 bread. Which course is the best?
#213courseDoes anyone know which of these courses at these unis sound the best to employers/for a law conversion? · Which course is best? · 5/5 bread. Which course is the best? - textbook8 posts in the past month
- best revision books for econ and physics? And how to revise for them
- Best textbooks/resources for STEP?
- What books/podcasts would any past y13 or further recommend to someone thinking of doing chem for uni?
#38textbookbest revision books for econ and physics? And how to revise for them · Best textbooks/resources for STEP? · What books/podcasts would any past y13 or further recommend to someone thinking of doing chem for uni?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/6thForm for?
- Best for Students enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/6thForm free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/6thForm have?
- Roughly 187K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/6thForm on?
- r/6thForm runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/6thForm cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/6thForm is organized under Students.
- How do I join r/6thForm?
- You can join r/6thForm by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Students communities like?
- Communities for students at high school, university, and graduate level, covering study skills, campus life, career prep, and mental health. Discord hosts massive study communities with focus rooms and accountability systems, while Reddit has subreddits for specific schools, programs, and academic disciplines.
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