Entry Criteria
Sixth Form Subject Entry Criteria
Academic success is like building a house - the foundations need to be strong for what sits atop to endure. We are confident that our entry criteria offer a genuinely comprehensive access to level 3 study whilst at the same time ensuring we are not setting our students up to fail.
All applicants to our Sixth Form are entitled to both a pre and post results subject consultation meeting, whilst our suitability tests and settling in checks are designed to troubleshoot issues before it is too late. Our excellent retention figures, as well as our consistently strong outcomes, indicate the success we have at matching the right students to the right courses.
Art: Grade 6 GCSE Art
Biology: Triple Science - a mimimum grade 6 in Biology
Combined Science - grade 7 in one element
Business: Grade 5 GCSE English and Mathematics
Chemistry: Triple Science - grade 6 or above in Chemistry
Combined Science - grade 7 or above in one element
Physics: Triple physics - grade 6 or Combined Science - grade
7. Maths grade 6.
Students are strongly advised to take A Level
Mathematics alongside A Level Chemistry/Biology &
Physics
Drama: Grade 6 or higher in GCSE Drama
Economics: Grade 6 GCSE Mathematics & Grade 6 GCSE English
English Lit: Grade 6 GCSE English Literature or Language
Geography: Grade 6 in GCSE Geography
History: Grade 6 in GCSE History
Mathematics: Grade 7 at GCSE
On the first week of the course you will be asked to
sit a suitability test where the pass mark is set at 60%.
Media: Grade 4 in GCSE English Literature or Language
Grade 4 in Media Studies
Photography: GCSE Art / Photography grade 6 or above is desirable
Sociology: Grade 6 GCSE English Literature or Language
Statistics: Grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics
BTEC Forensics: Grade 5 in English and Mathematics GCSE. Students should also have at least a grade 5 in GCSE Science
BTEC HSC: Grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English Language or Literature
BTEC IT: Grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English Language or Literature
BTEC Sport: Grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English Language or Literature and GCSE PE
Finance: Grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English Language or Literature
