All sixth forms in Gloucester could be closed to make way for a single comprehensive sixth form college in the city.

The radical proposal was one of the options for changes to the sixth form education system taken forward by cabinet for consultation this morning. It is all part of the Classroom Revolution in Gloucestershire - the biggest shake-up in education since comprehensives were introduced in the 1960s.

If the sixth form proposals were to become a reality the college could either be located alongside or separate to Gloscat to provide access to a full learner entitlement post 16.

It is a more radical option to those generated by the Joint Review Group - made up of headteachers, church representatives and educationalists - and was included as an alternative option for cabinet to decide on.

At the cabinet meeting in Shire Hall this morning Councillor Jeremy Hilton stressed that the proposal for a single city sixth form be given serious consideration.

He said: "As a Gloucester councillor what I want to make sure doesn't get lost in the system is also the possibility of having a sixth form college somewhere in the city.

"I think if I was a 15 or 16-year-old child doing my O'levels and looking forward to sixth form I would rather like the idea of going to a sixth form college in the city.

"The advantage of having it all under one roof is that it could be both academic and vocational and give children a lot more opportunities to develop themselves.

"I hope it doesn't get lost in the overall review of secondary education in the city."

Schools with sixth forms in the city include: Beaufort Community School in Tuffley, Central Technology College in Gloucester, Chosen Hill and Churchdown School in Churchdown, The Crypt School, High School for Girls on Denmark Road, Gloucester, Ribston Hall High School, Severn Vale, Quedgeley, St Peter's School on Stroud Road, Sir Thomas Rich's, Gloucester.