The Sixth Form admissions policy is contained within the whole school admissions policy which you can find HERE.
Please see our Sixth Form prospectus for A level subject outlines and details of our extracurricular and co-curricular activities.
The applications for entry to Year 12 for September will be made via an online system on this website. Admissions open in early November the previous year.
2023/24 Minimum entry criteria
The minimum entry requirement is 4 GCSEs at Grade 7 or above and 2 GCSEs at Grade 6 including English Language and Mathematics at a minimum of Grade 6. Students will be required to achieve at least a Grade 7 in each GCSE subject they wish to study at A level.
Those students wishing to take A level Music will also require Associated Board Grade 5 Music Theory and Associated Board Grade 5 Music Practical in addition to the GCSE grade requirements outlined above.
For A level subjects not studied at GCSE, each subject has a specified GCSE entry qualification:
- for Classical Civilisation, Economics or Religious Education a Grade 6 in GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature
- for Psychology a Grade 7 in GCSE English Language or English Literature and Grade 6 in Mathematics
- for Further Mathematics a Grade 8 or above in GCSE Mathematics.
If Economics, Physical Education, Psychology or Religious Education have been studied at GCSE then the entry requirement will be a Grade 7 in the subject to be taken at A level.
