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Course Requirements

Please see below for the entry requirements for each of our Sixth Form courses, including the GCSE grades needed to study each subject.

 

Course Qualification Grades Required

Art and Design

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and Maths and a Grade 5 in Art and Design or Photography

Biology

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and a Grade 6 in Maths and either Combined Science or Biology

Business

BTEC

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and Maths

Chemistry

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and a Grade 6 in Maths and either Combined Science or Chemistry

Engineering

BTEC

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above, including a Grade 4 in English and Science and a Grade 6 in Maths

English Language
and Literature

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including Maths and a Grade 5 in English Language
and Literature

French

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English, Maths and a Grade 6 in French

Geography

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English, Maths and a Grade 5 in Geography

Health and Social Care

BTEC

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and Maths

History

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English, Maths and a Grade 5 in History

Digital - New for Sept 27

V Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and Maths

Maths

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and a Grade 6 in Maths

Media Studies

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and Maths, in addition a Grade 5 in English Language or Media Studies GCSE

Music Performance

BTEC

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and Maths and a Grade 5 in Music

Performing Arts

BTEC

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and Maths and a Grade 5 in Drama

Philosophy and Ethics

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English,  Maths and a Grade 5 in
Religious Studies

Photography

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and Maths and a Grade 5 in Art and Design or Photography

Physics

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and a Grade 6 in Maths and either Combined Science or Physics

Psychology

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and a Grade 5 Maths

Science

OCR AAQ

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English, Maths and a Grade 55 in combined Science or Grade 5s Triple Science

Sociology

A Level

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English and Maths

Sports and
Physical Activity

CTEC

5 Passes at Grade 4 or above including English, Maths and a minimum M2 in PE BTEC Sport or a Grade 5 in GCSE PE

Uniformed 

Protective Services

BTEC

5 Passes at Grade 3 or above including a minimum Grade 3 in English and Maths

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