Samuel Ward Sixth Form uses an online system for our post-16 applications called eProspectus.
As we are located in Suffolk, but on the edge of Cambridgeshire, your application method depends on your current school.
Applications for September 2026 places open on Wednesday 1st October 2025, with the deadline for completion on Friday 9th January 2026.
Suffolk schools
Students currently attending Samuel Ward Academy, Castle Manor Academy, Stour Valley Community School or any other school in Suffolk should apply using the Suffolk version of eProspectus – www.suffolkfutures.co.uk.
To set up an account, click the ‘Login’ tab (top right) and then click ‘Sign Up’. There is a choice of account types, depending on your circumstance, with most applicants needing a ‘Local account’.
Please click here for further help and guidance in creating an application.
Cambridgeshire schools
Students currently attending a Cambridge Area Partnership (CAP) school (such as Linton Village College) will have the post-16 application process introduced to them by their teachers to provide an individual login.
To start an application, Cambridgeshire applicants should visit the Cambridgeshire version of eProspectus – mychoice16.co.uk.
Out of area applicants
For ‘out of area’ applications, we ask students living overseas or elsewhere in the UK to use the Suffolk version of eProspectus – www.suffolkfutures.co.uk
If you have any questions about how to apply, please get in touch with us via sixthform@samuelward.co.uk.