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Entry Requirements and Options

There are two routes through the Sixth Form.

Which route you take will depend on your achievements in Year 11 and your intentions for education after Sixth Form. (The Sixth Form no longer offers Level 1 courses which are suitable for applicants with GCSEs at grades E, F and G.)

You must meet the entry requirements for the route you wish to follow

Level 2 Route - intermediate

To follow the intermediate Level 2 route you must have five or more GCSEs at grade C, D or E.

This is a one year intermediate level course. Courses will lead to BTEC Level 2 qualifications or Higher Diploma or equivalent.

Level 2 route pupils choose from:

  • Business Studies
  • Society, Health and Development
  • Science

And can also follow courses in:

  • GCSE English
  • GCSE Mathematics

In addition all students take:

  • Religious Studies
  • GCSE ICT

The Sixth Form no longer offers Level 1 courses which are suitable for applicants with GCSEs at grades E, F and G.

Level 3 Route - advanced

To follow the Level 3 Route - advanced, you must have a minimum of five GCSEs at grade C or above and a grade B in each of the subjects you choose to study at AS Level or Applied AS Level or a related subject.

This is a two year (Level 3) course leading to AS Level qualifications at the end of Year 12 and A2 level at the end of Year 13.

Level 3 route pupils choose four AS Levels. Applied double awards count as two choices.

Art & Design - Textiles
Art & Design
Biology
Business Studies
Business Studies
(Advanced Diploma)
Chemistry
Classical Civilisation
Critical Thinking
Design Technology
Drama
Economics
English Language
English Literature
Film Studies
French
German
Geography
Government & Political Studies

Health and Social Care (Applied; single/double
award)
History ICT
Maths (mechanics)
Maths (statistics)
Further Maths
Media Studies
Music
Philosophy
Physical Education
Physics
Psychology
Religious Studies
Science
Sociology
Spanish
Theology

In Year 13, students continue with three (or sometimes four) subjects to A Level.

The minimum grade required at AS Level to continue in any subject is a grade D.